Crested Oval Sedge vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Carex cristatella compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Carex	Pygeretmus
Species	Carex cristatella	Pygeretmus platyurus

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
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.

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.