Cheng s Jird vs Yellow Dodder

Meriones chengi compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

  • Cheng s Jird is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cheng s Jird Yellow Dodder
Kingdom Animalia (hewan) Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamalia) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (hewan pengerat) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Convolvulaceae
Genus Meriones Cuscuta
Species Meriones chengi Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cheng s Jird Yellow Dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheng s Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Cheng s Jird

The Cheng s Jird (Meriones chengi) is a species in the genus Meriones. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

No description available.

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