Alaska Large Awn Sedge vs Pallid Ground Squirrel

Carex macrochaeta compared with Spermophilus pallidicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alaska Large Awn Sedge	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Poales (อันดับหญ้า)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Cyperaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Carex	Spermophilus
Species	Carex macrochaeta	Spermophilus pallidicauda

Conservation Status

Alaska Large Awn Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Pallid Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alaska Large Awn Sedge	Pallid Ground Squirrel
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.

Pallid Ground Squirrel

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.