Crawford'S Oval Sedge vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Carex crawfordii compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Crawford'S Oval Sedge is Not Evaluated while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crawford'S Oval 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 crawfordii	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Crawford'S Oval Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crawford'S Oval Sedge	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crawford'S Oval Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.