Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge vs Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Carex retrorsa compared with Anomalurus derbianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Carex	Anomalurus
Species	Carex retrorsa	Anomalurus derbianus

Conservation Status

Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
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.

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.