Midday Jird vs Monkey-thorn

Meriones meridianus compared with Senegalia galpinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Monkey-thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Meriones	Senegalia
Species	Meriones meridianus	Senegalia galpinii

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Monkey-thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Monkey-thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Monkey-thorn

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.