Midday Jird vs Orange-flowered Dandelion

Meriones meridianus compared with Taraxacum croceiflorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Orange-flowered Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Meriones	Taraxacum
Species	Meriones meridianus	Taraxacum croceiflorum

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Orange-flowered Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Orange-flowered Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange-flowered Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.