Back'S Sedge vs Northern Rock Deermouse

Carex backii compared with Peromyscus nasutus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Back'S Sedge Northern Rock Deermouse
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 Peromyscus
Species Carex backii Peromyscus nasutus

Conservation Status

Back'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Rock Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Back'S Sedge Northern Rock Deermouse
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 Rock Deermouse

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.

Northern Rock Deermouse

No description available.

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