Aquatic Sedge vs Plateau Pika

Carex aquatilis compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aquatic Sedge	Plateau Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cyperaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Carex	Ochotona
Species	Carex aquatilis	Ochotona curzoniae

Conservation Status

Aquatic Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aquatic Sedge	Plateau Pika
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.

Plateau Pika

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.