Nujiang Quyan vs Variable flatsedge

Uropsilus investigator compared with Cyperus difformis

Key Differences

• Nujiang Quyan is Data Deficient while Variable flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nujiang Quyan	Variable flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Liliopsida (百合纲)
Order	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)	Poales (禾本目)
Family	Talpidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Cyperus
Species	Uropsilus investigator	Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

Nujiang Quyan

DD — Data Deficient

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nujiang Quyan	Variable flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nujiang Quyan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable flatsedge

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).