boreal wild rye vs Midday Jird

Leymus innovatus compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• boreal wild rye is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	boreal wild rye	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Leymus	Meriones
Species	Leymus innovatus	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

boreal wild rye

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	boreal wild rye	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

boreal wild rye

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

boreal wild rye

The Boreal Wild Rye (Leymus innovatus) is a species in the genus Leymus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.