Back'S Sedge vs Sumatran orangutan

Carex backii compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Back'S Sedge is Not Evaluated while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Back'S Sedge	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cyperaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Carex	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Carex backii	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Back'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Back'S Sedge	Sumatran orangutan
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.

Sumatran orangutan

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.