Back'S Sedge vs Big-eared opossum

Carex backii compared with Didelphis aurita

Key Differences

• Back'S Sedge is Not Evaluated while Big-eared opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Back'S Sedge	Big-eared opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cyperaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Carex	Didelphis
Species	Carex backii	Didelphis aurita

Conservation Status

Back'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Back'S Sedge	Big-eared opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Back'S Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Back'S Sedge

The Back'S Sedge (Carex backii) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Big-eared opossum

The Big-eared opossum (Didelphis aurita) is a species in the genus Didelphis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.