Chestnut Sedge vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Carex castanea compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sedge is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sedge	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cyperaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Carex	Hemiechinus
Species	Carex castanea	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sedge	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Chestnut Sedge

The Chestnut Sedge (Carex castanea) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.