Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge vs Ili Pika

Carex retrorsa compared with Ochotona iliensis

Key Differences

• Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge is Least Concern while Ili Pika is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge	Ili Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cyperaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Carex	Ochotona
Species	Carex retrorsa	Ochotona iliensis

Conservation Status

Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Ili Pika

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge	Ili Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ili Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.