Crested Oval Sedge vs Giant Mole Shrew

Carex cristatella compared with Blarina brevicauda

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Giant Mole Shrew is Least Concern.

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	Blarina
Species	Carex cristatella	Blarina brevicauda

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

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.

Range

Found in United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States