Chestnut Sedge vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Carex castanea compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sedge is Not Evaluated while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sedge	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Poales (อันดับหญ้า)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Carex	Alticola
Species	Carex castanea	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sedge	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Sedge

The Chestnut Sedge (Carex castanea) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.