Crested Oval Sedge vs Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Carex cristatella compared with Cistugo lesueuri

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Lesueur's Hairy Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Lesueur's Hairy Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cistugidae
Genus	Carex	Cistugo
Species	Carex cristatella	Cistugo lesueuri

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Lesueur's Hairy 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.

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.