Crested Oval Sedge vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Carex cristatella compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Gray Red-backed Vole
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	Myodes
Species	Carex cristatella	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Gray Red-backed Vole
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 Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.