Aquatic Sedge vs Jentink's Duiker

Carex aquatilis compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Aquatic Sedge is Least Concern while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aquatic Sedge	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cyperaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Carex	Cephalophus
Species	Carex aquatilis	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

Aquatic Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aquatic Sedge	Jentink's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aquatic Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aquatic Sedge

The Aquatic Sedge (Carex aquatilis) 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.