Chamisso's sedge vs Mexican vole

Carex pachystachya compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Chamisso's sedge is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chamisso's sedge	Mexican 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	Microtus
Species	Carex pachystachya	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Chamisso's sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chamisso's sedge	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chamisso's sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chamisso's sedge

The Chamisso's sedge (Carex pachystachya) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.