Mouse bandicoot vs small-rooted sedge

Microperoryctes murina compared with Carex micropoda

Key Differences

• Mouse bandicoot is Vulnerable while small-rooted sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mouse bandicoot	small-rooted sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Peramelidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Microperoryctes	Carex
Species	Microperoryctes murina	Carex micropoda

Conservation Status

Mouse bandicoot

VU — Vulnerable

small-rooted sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mouse bandicoot	small-rooted sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mouse bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small-rooted sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.