Brown-Headed Fox Sedge vs Coues oryzomys

Carex alopecoidea compared with Oryzomys couesi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-Headed Fox Sedge	Coues oryzomys
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	Oryzomys
Species	Carex alopecoidea	Oryzomys couesi

Conservation Status

Brown-Headed Fox Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Coues oryzomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-Headed Fox Sedge	Coues oryzomys
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.

Coues oryzomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.