Atlantic Sedge vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Carex atlantica compared with Perognathus flavescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Atlantic Sedge Plains Pocket Mouse
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 Carex Perognathus
Species Carex atlantica Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Atlantic Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Atlantic Sedge Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Atlantic Sedge

The Atlantic Sedge (Carex atlantica) 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.

Plains Pocket Mouse

No description available.

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