Button Sedge vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Carex bullata compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Button Sedge is Data Deficient while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Sedge	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
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	Nephelomys
Species	Carex bullata	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Button Sedge

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Sedge	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Button Sedge

The Button Sedge (Carex bullata) is a species in the genus Carex. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.