Crested Oval Sedge vs Fat-tailed Jird

Carex cristatella compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Carex	Pachyuromys
Species	Carex cristatella	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Fat-tailed Jird
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 Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.