Back'S Sedge vs Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Carex backii compared with Leontocebus illigeri

Key Differences

• Back'S Sedge is Not Evaluated while Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Back'S Sedge	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cyperaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Carex	Leontocebus
Species	Carex backii	Leontocebus illigeri

Conservation Status

Back'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Back'S Sedge	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
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.

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

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.