Back'S Sedge vs Crab-eating Mongoose

Carex backii compared with Herpestes urva

Key Differences

• Back'S Sedge is Not Evaluated while Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Back'S Sedge	Crab-eating Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cyperaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Carex	Herpestes
Species	Carex backii	Herpestes urva

Conservation Status

Back'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Back'S Sedge	Crab-eating Mongoose
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.

Crab-eating Mongoose

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.