Midday Jird vs Myrtle

Meriones meridianus compared with Corymbia torelliana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Meriones	Corymbia
Species	Meriones meridianus	Corymbia torelliana

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Myrtle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Myrtle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Myrtle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, and United States.