Brown-Headed Fox Sedge vs Cabrera s Vole

Carex alopecoidea compared with Microtus cabrerae

Key Differences

• Brown-Headed Fox Sedge is Least Concern while Cabrera s Vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-Headed Fox Sedge	Cabrera s 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	Microtus
Species	Carex alopecoidea	Microtus cabrerae

Conservation Status

Brown-Headed Fox Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Cabrera s Vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-Headed Fox Sedge	Cabrera s Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-Headed Fox Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Cabrera s Vole

Habitat

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.

Cabrera s Vole

The Cabrera s Vole (Microtus cabrerae) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.