Crested Oval Sedge vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Carex cristatella compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cyperaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Carex	Hemiechinus
Species	Carex cristatella	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Long-eared Hedgehog
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.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.