Bottlebrush Sedge vs Mexican vole

Carex lurida compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bottlebrush 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 lurida	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Bottlebrush Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bottlebrush Sedge	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bottlebrush Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, New Zealand, and United States.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bottlebrush Sedge

The Bottlebrush Sedge (Carex lurida) is a species in the genus Carex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.