Button Sedge vs Jentink's Duiker

Carex bullata compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Button Sedge is Data Deficient while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Sedge	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cyperaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Carex	Cephalophus
Species	Carex bullata	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

Button Sedge

DD — Data Deficient

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Sedge	Jentink's Duiker
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.

Jentink's Duiker

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.