Assam Mole Shrew vs tropical flat sedge

Anourosorex assamensis compared with Cyperus surinamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Assam Mole Shrew	tropical flat 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	Anourosorex	Cyperus
Species	Anourosorex assamensis	Cyperus surinamensis

Conservation Status

Assam Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

tropical flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Assam Mole Shrew	tropical flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Assam Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tropical flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Assam Mole Shrew

The Assam Mole Shrew (Anourosorex assamensis) is a species in the genus Anourosorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.