Crested Oval Sedge vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Carex cristatella compared with Nephelomys moerex

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Carex	Nephelomys
Species	Carex cristatella	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
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 Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.