Button Sedge vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Carex bullata compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Button Sedge is Data Deficient while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Sedge	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cyperaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Carex	Lepilemur
Species	Carex bullata	Lepilemur dorsalis

Conservation Status

Button Sedge

DD — Data Deficient

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Sedge	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
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’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.