Crested Oval Sedge vs Hairy-nosed otter

Carex cristatella compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Hairy-nosed otter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cyperaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Carex	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Carex cristatella	Lutra sumatrana

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Hairy-nosed otter
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.

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.