Cord-Root Sedge vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Carex chordorrhiza compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cord-Root Sedge	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Carex	Ictidomys
Species	Carex chordorrhiza	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Cord-Root Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cord-Root Sedge	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cord-Root Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

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

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.