Midday Jird vs Yefen

Meriones meridianus compared with Fuirena umbellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Yefen
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Poales (イネ目)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Meriones	Fuirena
Species	Meriones meridianus	Fuirena umbellata

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Yefen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yefen

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).