Crested Oval Sedge vs Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

Carex cristatella compared with Archboldomys maximus

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Carex	Archboldomys
Species	Carex cristatella	Archboldomys maximus

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse
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.

Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.