blunt sedge vs Long-tailed Goral

Carex obtusata compared with Naemorhedus caudatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt sedge	Long-tailed Goral
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cyperaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Carex	Naemorhedus
Species	Carex obtusata	Naemorhedus caudatus

Conservation Status

blunt sedge

VU — Vulnerable

Long-tailed Goral

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt sedge	Long-tailed Goral
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blunt sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Long-tailed Goral

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

blunt sedge

The Blunt sedge (Carex obtusata) is a species in the genus Carex. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.