Crested Oval Sedge vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Carex cristatella compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cyperaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Carex	Atelerix
Species	Carex cristatella	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Four-toed Hedgehog
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.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.