Fawn-colored Mouse vs Rock Sedge

Mus cervicolor compared with Carex rupestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	Rock 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 rupestris

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Rock Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn-colored Mouse	Rock Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rock Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

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