Crested Oval Sedge vs Gilliard's Flying Fox

Carex cristatella compared with Pteropus gilliardorum

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Carex	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Carex cristatella	Pteropus gilliardorum

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Gilliard's Flying Fox
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.

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.