Fuzzy flatsedge vs Midday Jird

Cyperus pilosus compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fuzzy flatsedge	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	Cyperus	Meriones
Species	Cyperus pilosus	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Fuzzy flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fuzzy flatsedge	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fuzzy flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Fiji, Samoa, Singapore, Taiwan, and United States.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.