Back'S Sedge vs Chinese Red Pika

Carex backii compared with Ochotona erythrotis

Key Differences

• Back'S Sedge is Not Evaluated while Chinese Red Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Back'S Sedge	Chinese Red 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 backii	Ochotona erythrotis

Conservation Status

Back'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Red Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Back'S Sedge	Chinese Red Pika
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.

Chinese Red Pika

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.

Chinese Red Pika

The Chinese Red Pika (Ochotona erythrotis) is a species in the genus Ochotona. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.