Asa Gray'S Sedge vs Botta's pocket gopher

Carex grayi compared with Thomomys bottae

Key Differences

• Asa Gray'S Sedge is Not Evaluated while Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asa Gray'S Sedge	Botta's pocket gopher
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Carex	Thomomys
Species	Carex grayi	Thomomys bottae

Conservation Status

Asa Gray'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asa Gray'S Sedge	Botta's pocket gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asa Gray'S Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asa Gray'S Sedge

Asa gray's sedge (Carex grayi) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Botta's pocket gopher

The Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) is a species in the genus Thomomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.