Fat-tailed Jird vs Rock Sedge

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Carex rupestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Rock Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Carex
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Carex rupestris

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Rock Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Rock Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rock Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.