Fringed Sedge vs Gray Marmot

Carex crinita compared with Marmota baibacina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Sedge	Gray Marmot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Carex	Marmota
Species	Carex crinita	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

Fringed Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Sedge	Gray Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.