Button Sedge vs Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Carex bullata compared with Alticola olchonensis

Key Differences

• Button Sedge is Data Deficient while Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Sedge	Lake Baikal 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	Carex	Alticola
Species	Carex bullata	Alticola olchonensis

Conservation Status

Button Sedge

DD — Data Deficient

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Sedge	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
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.

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

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.