black-scale sedge vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Carex atrosquama compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• black-scale sedge is Not Evaluated while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-scale sedge	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Carex	Dipodomys
Species	Carex atrosquama	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

black-scale sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-scale sedge	Ord's kangaroo rat
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.

Ord's kangaroo rat

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.