Crested Oval Sedge vs Julia Creek dunnart

Carex cristatella compared with Sminthopsis douglasi

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Julia Creek dunnart is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Julia Creek dunnart
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cyperaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Carex	Sminthopsis
Species	Carex cristatella	Sminthopsis douglasi

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Julia Creek dunnart

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Julia Creek dunnart
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.

Julia Creek dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.