Crested Oval Sedge vs Ooldea dunnart

Carex cristatella compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cyperaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Carex	Sminthopsis
Species	Carex cristatella	Sminthopsis ooldea

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Ooldea dunnart
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.

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.