Long-Beaked Sedge vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Carex sprengelii compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Long-Beaked Sedge is Not Evaluated while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-Beaked Sedge	Ord's kangaroo rat
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	Dipodomys
Species	Carex sprengelii	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Long-Beaked Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-Beaked Sedge	Ord's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-Beaked Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.