Back'S Sedge vs Mountain Goat

Carex backii compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Back'S Sedge is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Back'S Sedge	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cyperaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Carex	Oreamnos
Species	Carex backii	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Back'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Back'S Sedge	Mountain Goat
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.

Mountain Goat

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.