Crested Oval Sedge vs Eastern Mole Vole

Carex cristatella compared with Ellobius tancrei

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Eastern Mole Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Eastern Mole Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Carex	Ellobius
Species	Carex cristatella	Ellobius tancrei

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Eastern Mole Vole
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.

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.