Alaska Large Awn Sedge vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Carex macrochaeta compared with Myodes rutilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alaska Large Awn Sedge	Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Poales (イネ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Carex	Myodes
Species	Carex macrochaeta	Myodes rutilus

Conservation Status

Alaska Large Awn Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alaska Large Awn Sedge	Northern Red-backed 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.

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway