Crested Oval Sedge vs Malayan civet

Carex cristatella compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cyperaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Carex	Viverra
Species	Carex cristatella	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Malayan civet
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.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.