Chinese Jumping Mouse vs Crested Oval Sedge

Eozapus setchuanus compared with Carex cristatella

Key Differences

• Chinese Jumping Mouse is Least Concern while Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Jumping 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	Dipodidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Eozapus	Carex
Species	Eozapus setchuanus	Carex cristatella

Conservation Status

Chinese Jumping Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Jumping Mouse	Crested Oval Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Jumping 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.

Chinese Jumping Mouse

The Chinese Jumping Mouse (Eozapus setchuanus) is a species in the genus Eozapus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.