Crested Oval Sedge vs Pallid Pygmy Jerboa

Carex cristatella compared with Salpingotus pallidus

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Pallid Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Pallid Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Carex	Salpingotus
Species	Carex cristatella	Salpingotus pallidus

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Pallid Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Pallid Pygmy Jerboa
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.

Pallid Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.