Crested Oval Sedge vs Dsinezumi Shrew

Carex cristatella compared with Crocidura dsinezumi

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Dsinezumi Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Dsinezumi 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	Crocidura
Species	Carex cristatella	Crocidura dsinezumi

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Dsinezumi Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Dsinezumi 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.

Dsinezumi Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Japan.