alpine sedge vs Midday Jird

Carex podocarpa compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• alpine sedge is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine sedge	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Carex	Meriones
Species	Carex podocarpa	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

alpine sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine sedge

The Alpine sedge (Carex podocarpa) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Distributed across Canada and Norway.