Back'S Sedge vs Gray Marmot

Carex backii compared with Marmota baibacina

Key Differences

• Back'S Sedge is Not Evaluated while Gray Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Back'S Sedge	Gray Marmot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Carex	Marmota
Species	Carex backii	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

Back'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Back'S Sedge	Gray Marmot
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.

Gray Marmot

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.