Crested Oval Sedge vs Greater Chinese Mole

Carex cristatella compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Greater Chinese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cyperaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Carex	Euroscaptor
Species	Carex cristatella	Euroscaptor grandis

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Greater Chinese Mole
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.

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.