Crested Oval Sedge vs Long-tailed Goral

Carex cristatella compared with Naemorhedus caudatus

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Long-tailed Goral is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Long-tailed Goral
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cyperaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Carex	Naemorhedus
Species	Carex cristatella	Naemorhedus caudatus

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Long-tailed Goral

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Long-tailed Goral
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-tailed Goral

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.