Mertens' sedge vs Ooldea dunnart

Carex mertensii compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• Mertens' sedge is Not Evaluated while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mertens' sedge	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cyperaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Carex	Sminthopsis
Species	Carex mertensii	Sminthopsis ooldea

Conservation Status

Mertens' sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mertens' sedge	Ooldea dunnart
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.

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.