Back'S Sedge vs False Water Rat

Carex backii compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Back'S Sedge is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Back'S Sedge	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Carex	Xeromys
Species	Carex backii	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Back'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Back'S Sedge	False Water Rat
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.

False Water Rat

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.