Crested Oval Sedge vs Jungle Shrew

Carex cristatella compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Jungle 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	Suncus
Species	Carex cristatella	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Jungle 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.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.