Back'S Sedge vs Mexican vole

Carex backii compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Back'S Sedge is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Back'S Sedge	Mexican vole
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	Microtus
Species	Carex backii	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Back'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Back'S Sedge	Mexican vole
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.

Mexican vole

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.