Crested Oval Sedge vs Eurasian Least Shrew

Carex cristatella compared with Sorex minutissimus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Eurasian Least 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	Sorex
Species	Carex cristatella	Sorex minutissimus

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Eurasian Least 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.

Eurasian Least Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.