Bracted Sedge vs Midday Jird

Carex radiata compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Bracted Sedge is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bracted 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 radiata	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Bracted Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bracted Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bracted Sedge

The Bracted sedge (Carex radiata) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. It is found in Canada and United States.