Crested Oval Sedge vs Japanese Water Shrew

Carex cristatella compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cyperaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Carex	Chimarrogale
Species	Carex cristatella	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Japanese Water Shrew
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.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.