Crested Oval Sedge vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Carex cristatella compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Carex	Brachytarsomys
Species	Carex cristatella	Brachytarsomys villosa

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Hairy-tailed Tree 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.

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.