vs Midday Jird

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Midday Jird
Kingdom	Chromista (хромисты)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (охрофитовые водоросли)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Phaeophyceae (бурые водоросли)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Chordariaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Asperococcus	Meriones
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.