Crested Oval Sedge vs Indian Palm Squirrel

Carex cristatella compared with Funambulus palmarum

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Indian Palm Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Indian Palm Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Carex	Funambulus
Species	Carex cristatella	Funambulus palmarum

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Indian Palm Squirrel
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.

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.