Crested Oval Sedge vs Four-toed Jerboa

Carex cristatella compared with Allactaga tetradactyla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Four-toed 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	Allactaga
Species	Carex cristatella	Allactaga tetradactyla

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Four-toed 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.

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.