vs Midday Jird

Biddulphia rhombus compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Midday Jird
Kingdom	Chromista (โครมิสตา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Biddulphiales (Biddulphiales)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Biddulphiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Biddulphia	Meriones
Species	Biddulphia rhombus	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Biddulphia rhombus is a centric marine diatom with a distinctly bipolar, rhomboid to broadly lanceolate valve shape bearing prominent horn-like elevations. It inhabits coastal planktonic and benthic environments in temperate to warm seas worldwide. This photosynthetic diatom contributes to marine primary production in neritic coastal waters.