foothill flat sedge vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Cyperus amabilis compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	foothill flat sedge	Hairy-footed 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 hirtipes

Conservation Status

foothill flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	foothill flat sedge	Hairy-footed 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).

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.