Brown Sedge vs Montane Water Vole

Carex disticha compared with Arvicola scherman

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Sedge	Montane Water 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	Arvicola
Species	Carex disticha	Arvicola scherman

Conservation Status

Brown Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Sedge	Montane Water Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.

Brown Sedge

The Brown Sedge (Carex disticha) 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.