Back'S Sedge vs Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster

Carex backii compared with Cricetulus longicaudatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Back'S Sedge	Long-tailed Dwarf 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	Cricetulus
Species	Carex backii	Cricetulus longicaudatus

Conservation Status

Back'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Back'S Sedge	Long-tailed Dwarf 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.

Long-tailed Dwarf 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.