black-scale sedge vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Carex atrosquama compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• black-scale sedge is Not Evaluated while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-scale sedge	Gray Red-backed Vole
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	Myodes
Species	Carex atrosquama	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

black-scale sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-scale sedge	Gray Red-backed Vole
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.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway