Chestnut Sedge vs Mexican vole

Carex castanea compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sedge is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut 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 castanea	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sedge	Mexican vole
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.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Sedge

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