Crested Oval Sedge vs Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Carex cristatella compared with Sciurotamias forresti

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Forrest's Rock Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Forrest's Rock Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Carex	Sciurotamias
Species	Carex cristatella	Sciurotamias forresti

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Forrest's Rock Squirrel
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.

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.