Beaked Spike Rush vs Chinese Jumping Mouse

Eleocharis rostellata compared with Eozapus setchuanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beaked Spike Rush	Chinese Jumping Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Eleocharis	Eozapus
Species	Eleocharis rostellata	Eozapus setchuanus

Conservation Status

Beaked Spike Rush

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Jumping Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beaked Spike Rush	Chinese Jumping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaked Spike Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba.

Chinese Jumping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beaked Spike Rush

The Beaked Spike Rush (Eleocharis rostellata) is a species in the genus Eleocharis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.