Midday Jird vs Mira Climbing Rat

Meriones meridianus compared with Tylomys mirae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Mira Climbing Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Meriones	Tylomys
Species	Meriones meridianus	Tylomys mirae

Evolutionary Relationship

Midday Jird and Mira Climbing Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mira Climbing Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Mira Climbing Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mira Climbing Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.