Crested Oval Sedge vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Carex cristatella compared with Perognathus merriami

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Carex	Perognathus
Species	Carex cristatella	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
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.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.