Alaska Large Awn Sedge vs Lacustrine Vole

Carex macrochaeta compared with Microtus limnophilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alaska Large Awn Sedge	Lacustrine Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Poales (Süßgrasartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Carex	Microtus
Species	Carex macrochaeta	Microtus limnophilus

Conservation Status

Alaska Large Awn Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Lacustrine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alaska Large Awn Sedge	Lacustrine Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alaska Large Awn Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Lacustrine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alaska Large Awn Sedge

The Alaska Large Awn Sedge (Carex macrochaeta) is a species in the genus Carex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.