Large Yellow Feather-Moss vs Midday Jird

Drepanocladus turgescens compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Yellow Feather-Moss	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypnales (Hypnales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Amblystegiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Drepanocladus	Meriones
Species	Drepanocladus turgescens	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Large Yellow Feather-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Yellow Feather-Moss	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Yellow Feather-Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.