Cheng s Jird vs Giant dodder

Meriones chengi compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheng s Jird	Giant dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Solanales (ナス目)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Meriones	Cuscuta
Species	Meriones chengi	Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheng s Jird	Giant dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheng s Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.

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.