Fescue Oval Sedge vs Large-eared Field Mouse

Carex festucacea compared with Apodemus latronum

Key Differences

• Fescue Oval Sedge is Extinct while Large-eared Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fescue Oval Sedge	Large-eared Field Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Carex	Apodemus
Species	Carex festucacea	Apodemus latronum

Conservation Status

Fescue Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Large-eared Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fescue Oval Sedge	Large-eared Field Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fescue Oval Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Large-eared Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.