Crested Oval Sedge vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Carex cristatella compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Carex	Alticola
Species	Carex cristatella	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Lemming Mountain Vole
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.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.