Broad-Fruited Sedge vs Midday Jird

Carex tenera compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Broad-Fruited Sedge is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Fruited 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 tenera	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Broad-Fruited Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Fruited Sedge	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-Fruited Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-Fruited Sedge

The Broad-Fruited Sedge (Carex tenera) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.