Fawn-colored Mouse vs Ross Sedge

Mus cervicolor compared with Carex rossii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	Ross 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 rossii

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Ross Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ross Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.