Andersson's Sedge vs Merriam's kangaroo rat

Cyperus anderssonii compared with Dipodomys merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersson's 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	Cyperus	Dipodomys
Species	Cyperus anderssonii	Dipodomys merriami

Conservation Status

Andersson's Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Merriam's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersson's Sedge	Merriam's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andersson's Sedge

Habitat

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

Merriam's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Andersson's Sedge

The Andersson's Sedge (Cyperus anderssonii) is a species in the genus Cyperus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.