Bristle Sedge vs Fat-tailed false antechinus

Carex microglochin compared with Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bristle Sedge	Fat-tailed false antechinus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cyperaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Carex	Pseudantechinus
Species	Carex microglochin	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Conservation Status

Bristle Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bristle Sedge	Fat-tailed false antechinus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bristle Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bristle Sedge

The Bristle Sedge (Carex microglochin) 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.