Andersson's Sedge vs North American least shrew

Cyperus anderssonii compared with Cryptotis parva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersson's Sedge	North American least shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cyperaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cyperus	Cryptotis
Species	Cyperus anderssonii	Cryptotis parva

Conservation Status

Andersson's Sedge

LC — Least Concern

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersson's Sedge	North American least shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andersson's Sedge

Habitat

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

North American least shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Andersson's Sedge

The Andersson's Sedge (Cyperus anderssonii) is a species in the genus Cyperus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.