Accumulating Sedge vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Carex cumulata compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Accumulating Sedge is Not Evaluated while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Accumulating Sedge	Lemming Mountain 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	Alticola
Species	Carex cumulata	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Accumulating Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Accumulating Sedge	Lemming Mountain 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.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.