Crested Oval Sedge vs Olive-gray Thomasomys

Carex cristatella compared with Thomasomys cinereus

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Olive-gray Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Olive-gray Thomasomys
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	Thomasomys
Species	Carex cristatella	Thomasomys cinereus

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Olive-gray Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Olive-gray Thomasomys
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.

Olive-gray Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.