field forklet moss vs Midday Jird

Dicranella staphylina compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	field forklet moss	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dicranales (Dicranales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dicranellaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dicranella	Meriones
Species	Dicranella staphylina	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

field forklet moss

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	field forklet moss	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

field forklet moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.