Bracted Sedge vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Carex radiata compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Bracted Sedge is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bracted Sedge	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cyperaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Carex	Atelerix
Species	Carex radiata	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Bracted Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bracted Sedge	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bracted Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Bracted Sedge

The Bracted sedge (Carex radiata) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. It is found in Canada and United States.