Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Carex retrorsa compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Carex	Pygeretmus
Species	Carex retrorsa	Pygeretmus platyurus

Conservation Status

Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
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 Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.