Foxtail flatsedge vs Peninsular Pocket Mouse

Cyperus alopecuroides compared with Chaetodipus rudinoris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail flatsedge	Peninsular Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Cyperus	Chaetodipus
Species	Cyperus alopecuroides	Chaetodipus rudinoris

Conservation Status

Foxtail flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail flatsedge	Peninsular Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foxtail flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Egypt, Greece, Japan, and United States.

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.