black-scale sedge vs Gambian Mongoose

Carex atrosquama compared with Mungos gambianus

Key Differences

• black-scale sedge is Not Evaluated while Gambian Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-scale sedge	Gambian Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cyperaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Carex	Mungos
Species	Carex atrosquama	Mungos gambianus

Conservation Status

black-scale sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-scale sedge	Gambian Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-scale sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-scale sedge

The Black-scale sedge (Carex atrosquama) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.