Crested Oval Sedge vs Lowe's Shrew

Carex cristatella compared with Chodsigoa parca

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Lowe's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Lowe's Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cyperaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Carex	Chodsigoa
Species	Carex cristatella	Chodsigoa parca

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Lowe's Shrew
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.

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.