Back'S Sedge vs Northern Pika

Carex backii compared with Ochotona hyperborea

Key Differences

• Back'S Sedge is Not Evaluated while Northern Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Back'S Sedge	Northern Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cyperaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Carex	Ochotona
Species	Carex backii	Ochotona hyperborea

Conservation Status

Back'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Back'S Sedge	Northern Pika
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.

Northern Pika

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.