alpine sedge vs New Guinean Quoll

Carex media compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• alpine sedge is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine sedge	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cyperaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Carex	Dasyurus
Species	Carex media	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

alpine sedge

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine sedge	New Guinean Quoll
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.

New Guinean Quoll

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.