Back'S Sedge vs Mexican woodrat

Carex backii compared with Neotoma mexicana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Back'S Sedge	Mexican woodrat
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	Neotoma
Species	Carex backii	Neotoma mexicana

Conservation Status

Back'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Back'S Sedge	Mexican woodrat
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 woodrat

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.