Crested Oval Sedge vs Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Carex cristatella compared with Cryptotis medellinia

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Medellín Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Medellín Small-eared 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	Cryptotis
Species	Carex cristatella	Cryptotis medellinia

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Medellín Small-eared 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.

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.