Crested Oval Sedge vs Lamulate Shrew

Carex cristatella compared with Chodsigoa lamula

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Lamulate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Lamulate 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	Chodsigoa
Species	Carex cristatella	Chodsigoa lamula

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Lamulate 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.

Lamulate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.