Crested Oval Sedge vs Gabon Talapoin

Carex cristatella compared with Miopithecus ogouensis

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Gabon Talapoin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Gabon Talapoin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Carex	Miopithecus
Species	Carex cristatella	Miopithecus ogouensis

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Gabon Talapoin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Gabon Talapoin
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.

Gabon Talapoin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.