Bracted Sedge vs Gray Mouse Opossum

Carex radiata compared with Tlacuatzin canescens

Key Differences

• Bracted Sedge is Not Evaluated while Gray Mouse Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bracted Sedge	Gray Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cyperaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Carex	Tlacuatzin
Species	Carex radiata	Tlacuatzin canescens

Conservation Status

Bracted Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bracted Sedge	Gray Mouse Opossum
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.

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.