Midday Jird vs swamp flat sedge

Meriones meridianus compared with Cyperus ligularis

Key Differences

• Midday Jird is Least Concern while swamp flat sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	swamp flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Meriones	Cyperus
Species	Meriones meridianus	Cyperus ligularis

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

swamp flat sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	swamp flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

swamp flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).