Crested Oval Sedge vs Omilteme Cottontail

Carex cristatella compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cyperaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Carex	Sylvilagus
Species	Carex cristatella	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Omilteme Cottontail
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.

Omilteme Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.