Loose-Headed Oval Sedge vs Percival's spiny mouse

Carex projecta compared with Acomys percivali

Key Differences

• Loose-Headed Oval Sedge is Not Evaluated while Percival's spiny mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Loose-Headed Oval Sedge	Percival's spiny mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Carex	Acomys
Species	Carex projecta	Acomys percivali

Conservation Status

Loose-Headed Oval Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Percival's spiny mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Loose-Headed Oval Sedge	Percival's spiny mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Loose-Headed Oval Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Percival's spiny mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.