Bailey's pocket mouse vs Crested Oval Sedge

Chaetodipus baileyi compared with Carex cristatella

Key Differences

• Bailey's pocket mouse is Least Concern while Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bailey's pocket mouse	Crested Oval Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Carex
Species	Chaetodipus baileyi	Carex cristatella

Conservation Status

Bailey's pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bailey's pocket mouse	Crested Oval Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bailey's pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crested Oval Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Bailey's pocket mouse

The Bailey's pocket mouse (Chaetodipus baileyi) is a species in the genus Chaetodipus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.