Brown-Headed Fox Sedge vs Ili Pika

Carex alopecoidea compared with Ochotona iliensis

Key Differences

• Brown-Headed Fox Sedge is Least Concern while Ili Pika is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-Headed Fox Sedge	Ili Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cyperaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Carex	Ochotona
Species	Carex alopecoidea	Ochotona iliensis

Conservation Status

Brown-Headed Fox Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Ili Pika

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-Headed Fox Sedge	Ili Pika
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.

Ili Pika

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.