Fringed Sedge vs Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Carex crinita compared with Marmosa murina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Sedge	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cyperaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Carex	Marmosa
Species	Carex crinita	Marmosa murina

Conservation Status

Fringed Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Sedge	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
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.

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.