lateral sedge vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Carex unilateralis compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	lateral sedge	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Carex	Ictidomys
Species	Carex unilateralis	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

lateral sedge

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	lateral sedge	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

lateral sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Japan.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.