Crested Oval Sedge vs Formosan Serow

Carex cristatella compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cyperaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Carex	Capricornis
Species	Carex cristatella	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Formosan Serow
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.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.