Back'S Sedge vs Greater Long-tailed Hamster

Carex backii compared with Tscherskia triton

Key Differences

• Back'S Sedge is Not Evaluated while Greater Long-tailed Hamster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Back'S Sedge	Greater Long-tailed Hamster
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Carex	Tscherskia
Species	Carex backii	Tscherskia triton

Conservation Status

Back'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Long-tailed Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Back'S Sedge	Greater Long-tailed Hamster
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.

Greater Long-tailed Hamster

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.