Lapland Reedgrass vs Midday Jird

Calamagrostis lapponica compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lapland Reedgrass	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Calamagrostis	Meriones
Species	Calamagrostis lapponica	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Lapland Reedgrass

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lapland Reedgrass	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lapland Reedgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.