Crested Oval Sedge vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Carex cristatella compared with Sorex roboratus

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Flat-skulled 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 roboratus

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Flat-skulled 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.

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.