foothill flat sedge vs Montane Water Vole

Cyperus amabilis compared with Arvicola scherman

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	foothill flat sedge	Montane Water Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cyperus	Arvicola
Species	Cyperus amabilis	Arvicola scherman

Conservation Status

foothill flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	foothill flat sedge	Montane Water Vole
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).

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.