Crested Oval Sedge vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Carex cristatella compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Desert Pocket Gopher
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Carex	Geomys
Species	Carex cristatella	Geomys arenarius

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Desert Pocket Gopher
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.

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.