Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge vs Midday Jird

Carex retrorsa compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deflexed Bottlebrush 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 retrorsa	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deflexed Bottlebrush 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.