Houghton'S Sedge vs Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

Carex houghtoniana compared with Allactaga sibirica

Key Differences

• Houghton'S Sedge is Not Evaluated while Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Houghton'S Sedge	Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Carex	Allactaga
Species	Carex houghtoniana	Allactaga sibirica

Conservation Status

Houghton'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Houghton'S Sedge	Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Houghton'S Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.