Crested Oval Sedge vs Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Carex cristatella compared with Cardiocranius paradoxus

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Carex	Cardiocranius
Species	Carex cristatella	Cardiocranius paradoxus

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
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.

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.