laîche digitée vs laîche des sables

Carex digitata compared with Carex arenaria

Key Differences

• laîche digitée is Critically Endangered while laîche des sables is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	laîche digitée	laîche des sables
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Poales (Grasses)	Poales (Grasses)
Family same	Cyperaceae	Cyperaceae
Genus same	Carex	Carex
Species	Carex digitata	Carex arenaria

Evolutionary Relationship

laîche digitée and laîche des sables share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Carex.

Conservation Status

laîche digitée

CR — Critically Endangered

laîche des sables

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	laîche digitée	laîche des sables
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

laîche digitée

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

laîche des sables

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden