Crested Oval Sedge vs De Winton's Shrew

Carex cristatella compared with Chodsigoa hypsibia

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while De Winton's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	De Winton's Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cyperaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Carex	Chodsigoa
Species	Carex cristatella	Chodsigoa hypsibia

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

De Winton's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	De Winton's Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested Oval Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

De Winton's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.