Crested Oval Sedge vs Northern Hopping Mouse

Carex cristatella compared with Notomys aquilo

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Northern Hopping Mouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Northern Hopping Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Carex	Notomys
Species	Carex cristatella	Notomys aquilo

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Northern Hopping Mouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Northern Hopping 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.

Northern Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.