Bunchy Flat Sedge vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Cyperus polystachyos compared with Alticola macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bunchy Flat Sedge	Large-eared 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	Cyperus	Alticola
Species	Cyperus polystachyos	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

Bunchy Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bunchy Flat Sedge	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bunchy Flat Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Guinea, and Spain.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bunchy Flat Sedge

The Bunchy Flat Sedge (Cyperus polystachyos) is a species in the genus Cyperus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.