Mertens' sedge vs Ogilby's Duiker

Carex mertensii compared with Cephalophus ogilbyi

Key Differences

• Mertens' sedge is Not Evaluated while Ogilby's Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mertens' sedge	Ogilby's Duiker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cyperaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Carex	Cephalophus
Species	Carex mertensii	Cephalophus ogilbyi

Conservation Status

Mertens' sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Ogilby's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mertens' sedge	Ogilby's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mertens' sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Sweden.

Ogilby's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.