Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Button Sedge

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Carex bullata

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Button Sedge is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Button Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Carex
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Carex bullata

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Button Sedge

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Button Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

The Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella quadraticauda) is a species in the genus Blarinella. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Sedge

The Button Sedge (Carex bullata) is a species in the genus Carex. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.