Greater Straw Sedge vs Mandarin Vole

Carex normalis compared with Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Straw Sedge	Mandarin Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Carex	Lasiopodomys
Species	Carex normalis	Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Conservation Status

Greater Straw Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Mandarin Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Straw Sedge	Mandarin Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Straw Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Mandarin Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.