Button Sedge vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Carex bullata compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Key Differences

• Button Sedge is Data Deficient while Hairy-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Sedge	Hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cyperaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Carex	Sminthopsis
Species	Carex bullata	Sminthopsis hirtipes

Conservation Status

Button Sedge

DD — Data Deficient

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Sedge	Hairy-footed dunnart
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.

Hairy-footed dunnart

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.