Chinese Jumping Mouse vs Prickly Sedge

Eozapus setchuanus compared with Carex spicata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Jumping Mouse	Prickly Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dipodidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Eozapus	Carex
Species	Eozapus setchuanus	Carex spicata

Conservation Status

Chinese Jumping Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Jumping Mouse	Prickly Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Jumping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Chinese Jumping Mouse

The Chinese Jumping Mouse (Eozapus setchuanus) is a species in the genus Eozapus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.