Midday Jird vs carapau

Meriones meridianus compared with Ammannia coccinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	carapau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lythraceae
Genus	Meriones	Ammannia
Species	Meriones meridianus	Ammannia coccinea

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

carapau

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

carapau

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).