Bronze quoll vs Brown-Headed Fox Sedge

Dasyurus spartacus compared with Carex alopecoidea

Key Differences

• Bronze quoll is Near Threatened while Brown-Headed Fox Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze quoll	Brown-Headed Fox Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Dasyurus	Carex
Species	Dasyurus spartacus	Carex alopecoidea

Conservation Status

Bronze quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Brown-Headed Fox Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze quoll	Brown-Headed Fox Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown-Headed Fox Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Bronze quoll

The Bronze Quoll (Dasyurus spartacus) is a species in the genus Dasyurus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown-Headed Fox Sedge

The Brown-headed Fox Sedge (Carex alopecoidea) 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.