Brook Flatsedge vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Cyperus bipartitus compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Brook Flatsedge is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook Flatsedge	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
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	Cyperus	Nephelomys
Species	Cyperus bipartitus	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Brook Flatsedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook Flatsedge	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brook Flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, and United States.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Brook Flatsedge

The Brook Flatsedge (Cyperus bipartitus) is a species in the genus Cyperus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Distributed across Canada, Colombia, and United States.