Accumulating Sedge vs Merriam's kangaroo rat

Carex cumulata compared with Dipodomys merriami

Key Differences

• Accumulating Sedge is Not Evaluated while Merriam's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Accumulating Sedge	Merriam's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Carex	Dipodomys
Species	Carex cumulata	Dipodomys merriami

Conservation Status

Accumulating Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Merriam's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Accumulating Sedge	Merriam's kangaroo rat
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.

Merriam's kangaroo rat

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.