Fawn-colored Mouse vs Lyngbye's Sedge

Mus cervicolor compared with Carex lyngbyei

Key Differences

• Fawn-colored Mouse is Least Concern while Lyngbye's Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	Lyngbye's Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Carex
Species	Mus cervicolor	Carex lyngbyei

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Lyngbye's Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn-colored Mouse	Lyngbye's Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lyngbye's Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Indonesia, Norway, and Sweden.