Crested Oval Sedge vs Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

Carex cristatella compared with Philander mondolfii

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cyperaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Carex	Philander
Species	Carex cristatella	Philander mondolfii

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum
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.

Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.