Crested Oval Sedge vs Northern Rock Deermouse

Carex cristatella compared with Peromyscus nasutus

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Northern Rock Deermouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Northern Rock Deermouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Carex	Peromyscus
Species	Carex cristatella	Peromyscus nasutus

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Northern Rock Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Northern Rock Deermouse
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 Rock Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.