Altai Zokor vs foothill flat sedge

Myospalax myospalax compared with Cyperus amabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Zokor	foothill flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Spalacidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Myospalax	Cyperus
Species	Myospalax myospalax	Cyperus amabilis

Conservation Status

Altai Zokor

LC — Least Concern

foothill flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Zokor	foothill flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Zokor

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

foothill flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Altai Zokor

The Altai Zokor (Myospalax myospalax) is a species in the genus Myospalax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.