Pilbara ningaui vs Separated sedge

Ningaui timealeyi compared with Carex divisa

Key Differences

• Pilbara ningaui is Least Concern while Separated sedge is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pilbara ningaui	Separated sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Ningaui	Carex
Species	Ningaui timealeyi	Carex divisa

Conservation Status

Pilbara ningaui

LC — Least Concern

Separated sedge

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pilbara ningaui	Separated sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pilbara ningaui

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Separated sedge

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Portugal, South Africa, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.