Bog Sedge vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Carex magellanica compared with Myodes rufocanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bog 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 magellanica	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Bog Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bog Sedge	Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bog Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Bog Sedge

The Bog Sedge (Carex magellanica) is a species in the genus Carex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States.