Crested Oval Sedge vs Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Carex cristatella compared with Uropsilus investigator

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Inquisitive Shrew Mole is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Inquisitive Shrew 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	Uropsilus
Species	Carex cristatella	Uropsilus investigator

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Inquisitive Shrew 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.

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.