Long-Stalked Sedge vs Mexican vole

Carex pedunculata compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-Stalked Sedge	Mexican 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	Microtus
Species	Carex pedunculata	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Long-Stalked Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-Stalked Sedge	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-Stalked Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.