Crested Oval Sedge vs Large Japanese Field Mouse

Carex cristatella compared with Apodemus speciosus

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Large Japanese Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Large Japanese Field 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	Apodemus
Species	Carex cristatella	Apodemus speciosus

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Large Japanese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Large Japanese Field 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 Japanese Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.