Blunt Spikerush vs Forest Dormouse

Eleocharis obtusa compared with Dryomys nitedula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Spikerush	Forest Dormouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Eleocharis	Dryomys
Species	Eleocharis obtusa	Dryomys nitedula

Conservation Status

Blunt Spikerush

LC — Least Concern

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Spikerush	Forest Dormouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt Spikerush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Italy, Portugal, and United States.

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blunt Spikerush

The Blunt Spikerush (Eleocharis obtusa) is a species in the genus Eleocharis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.