Button Sedge vs Owl s Spiny Rat

Carex bullata compared with Carterodon sulcidens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Sedge	Owl s Spiny Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Carex	Carterodon
Species	Carex bullata	Carterodon sulcidens

Conservation Status

Button Sedge

DD — Data Deficient

Owl s Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Sedge	Owl s Spiny Rat
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.

Owl s Spiny Rat

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.