Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge vs Lesser Chiruromys

Carex retrorsa compared with Chiruromys vates

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Carex	Chiruromys
Species	Carex retrorsa	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge	Lesser Chiruromys
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.

Lesser Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.