Fringed Sedge vs Mountain Water Rat

Carex crinita compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Fringed Sedge is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Sedge	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Carex	Baiyankamys
Species	Carex crinita	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Fringed Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Sedge	Mountain Water Rat
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.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.