Cheng s Jird vs Key lime

Meriones chengi compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

  • Cheng s Jird is Least Concern while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cheng s Jird Key lime
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Plantae (พืช)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ) Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Rutaceae
Genus Meriones Citrus
Species Meriones chengi Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cheng s Jird Key lime
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheng s Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.

Key lime

No description available.

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