Cheng s Jird vs Curled Thistle

Meriones chengi compared with Carduus crispus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheng s Jird	Curled Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Asterales (อันดับทานตะวัน)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Meriones	Carduus
Species	Meriones chengi	Carduus crispus

Conservation Status

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheng s Jird	Curled Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheng s Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Curled Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, North Korea), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Cheng s Jird

The Cheng s Jird (Meriones chengi) is a species in the genus Meriones. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.