Back'S Sedge vs Gulf Coast kangaroo rat

Carex backii compared with Dipodomys compactus

Key Differences

• Back'S Sedge is Not Evaluated while Gulf Coast kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Back'S Sedge	Gulf Coast kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Carex	Dipodomys
Species	Carex backii	Dipodomys compactus

Conservation Status

Back'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Gulf Coast kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Back'S Sedge	Gulf Coast kangaroo 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.

Gulf Coast kangaroo 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.