Beach-Heath vs Midday Jird

Hudsonia tomentosa compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Beach-Heath is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach-Heath	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cistaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hudsonia	Meriones
Species	Hudsonia tomentosa	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Beach-Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach-Heath	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach-Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach-Heath

The Beach-Heath (Hudsonia tomentosa) is a species in the genus Hudsonia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.