Accumulating Sedge vs Boreal Red-Backed Vole

Carex cumulata compared with Myodes gapperi

Key Differences

• Accumulating Sedge is Not Evaluated while Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Accumulating Sedge	Boreal Red-Backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Carex	Myodes
Species	Carex cumulata	Myodes gapperi

Conservation Status

Accumulating Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Accumulating Sedge	Boreal Red-Backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Accumulating Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Accumulating Sedge

The Accumulating Sedge (Carex cumulata) is a species in the genus Carex. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Canada and United States, inhabiting grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

The Boreal Red-backed Vole (Myodes gapperi) is a species in the genus Myodes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States