Crested Oval Sedge vs Fat-tailed false antechinus

Carex cristatella compared with Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Fat-tailed false antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Fat-tailed false antechinus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cyperaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Carex	Pseudantechinus
Species	Carex cristatella	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Fat-tailed false antechinus
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.

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.