Button Sedge vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Carex bullata compared with Perognathus merriami

Key Differences

• Button Sedge is Data Deficient while Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Sedge	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Carex	Perognathus
Species	Carex bullata	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Button Sedge

DD — Data Deficient

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Sedge	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
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.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

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.