Crested Oval Sedge vs Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Carex cristatella compared with Mystacina tuberculata

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Mystacinidae
Genus	Carex	Mystacina
Species	Carex cristatella	Mystacina tuberculata

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
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 New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.