Crested Oval Sedge vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Carex cristatella compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Carex	Urocitellus
Species	Carex cristatella	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
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 Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.