black-scale sedge vs Mexican vole

Carex atrosquama compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• black-scale sedge is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-scale sedge	Mexican 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	Microtus
Species	Carex atrosquama	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

black-scale sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-scale sedge	Mexican 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.

Mexican vole

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.