foothill flat sedge vs Gray-bellied dunnart

Cyperus amabilis compared with Sminthopsis griseoventer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	foothill flat sedge	Gray-bellied dunnart
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cyperaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cyperus	Sminthopsis
Species	Cyperus amabilis	Sminthopsis griseoventer

Conservation Status

foothill flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	foothill flat sedge	Gray-bellied dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

foothill flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Gray-bellied dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.