Alpine Sedge vs Oustalet's Red Colobus

Carex norvegica compared with Piliocolobus oustaleti

Key Differences

• Alpine Sedge is Least Concern while Oustalet's Red Colobus is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sedge	Oustalet's Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Carex	Piliocolobus
Species	Carex norvegica	Piliocolobus oustaleti

Conservation Status

Alpine Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Oustalet's Red Colobus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sedge	Oustalet's Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

Oustalet's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Sedge

The Alpine Sedge (Carex norvegica) 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. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).