Hanging sedge vs Midday Jird

Carex pendula compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hanging 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 pendula	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Hanging sedge

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hanging sedge	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hanging sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.