Crested Oval Sedge vs Gray-bellied dunnart

Carex cristatella compared with Sminthopsis griseoventer

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Gray-bellied dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Gray-bellied dunnart
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cyperaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Carex	Sminthopsis
Species	Carex cristatella	Sminthopsis griseoventer

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Gray-bellied dunnart
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.

Gray-bellied dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.