Crested Oval Sedge vs Giant Mole Shrew

Carex cristatella compared with Anourosorex schmidi

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Giant Mole Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Giant Mole Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cyperaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Carex	Anourosorex
Species	Carex cristatella	Anourosorex schmidi

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Giant Mole Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Giant Mole Shrew
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.

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.