Crested Oval Sedge vs Desert Rat-kangaroo

Carex cristatella compared with Caloprymnus campestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Desert Rat-kangaroo
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cyperaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Carex	Caloprymnus
Species	Carex cristatella	Caloprymnus campestris

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Desert Rat-kangaroo

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Desert Rat-kangaroo
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 Rat-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.