Broad-Fruited Sedge vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Carex tenera compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Broad-Fruited Sedge is Not Evaluated while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Fruited 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 tenera	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Broad-Fruited Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-Fruited Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Broad-Fruited Sedge

The Broad-Fruited Sedge (Carex tenera) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.