Crested Oval Sedge vs Deppe's Squirrel

Carex cristatella compared with Sciurus deppei

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Deppe's Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Deppe's Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Carex	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Carex cristatella	Sciurus deppei

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Deppe's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Deppe's Squirrel
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.

Deppe's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.