Browned Sedge vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Carex adusta compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Browned Sedge is Not Evaluated while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Browned Sedge	Lemming Mountain 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	Alticola
Species	Carex adusta	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Browned Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Browned Sedge	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Browned Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Browned Sedge

The Browned Sedge (Carex adusta) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Distributed across Canada and United States. As a member of the Carex genus, this species contributes to biodiversity in its native range.