alpine sedge vs Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Carex media compared with Microcebus jollyae

Key Differences

• alpine sedge is Least Concern while Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine sedge	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Carex	Microcebus
Species	Carex media	Microcebus jollyae

Conservation Status

alpine sedge

LC — Least Concern

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine sedge	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine sedge

The Alpine sedge (Carex media) is a species in the genus Carex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.