Crested Oval Sedge vs Fringed Myotis

Carex cristatella compared with Myotis thysanodes

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Fringed Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Fringed Myotis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Carex	Myotis
Species	Carex cristatella	Myotis thysanodes

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Fringed Myotis
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.

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.