Crested Oval Sedge vs Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Carex cristatella compared with Lepilemur edwardsi

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cyperaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Carex	Lepilemur
Species	Carex cristatella	Lepilemur edwardsi

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
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.

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.