Back'S Sedge vs Great Gerbil

Carex backii compared with Rhombomys opimus

Key Differences

• Back'S Sedge is Not Evaluated while Great Gerbil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Back'S Sedge	Great Gerbil
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	Rhombomys
Species	Carex backii	Rhombomys opimus

Conservation Status

Back'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Back'S Sedge	Great Gerbil
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.

Great Gerbil

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.