Fringed Sedge vs Little Pocket Mouse

Carex crinita compared with Perognathus longimembris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Sedge	Little 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	Carex	Perognathus
Species	Carex crinita	Perognathus longimembris

Conservation Status

Fringed Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Little Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Sedge	Little Pocket Mouse
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.

Little Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.