Atlantic Sedge vs Long-clawed Shrew

Carex atlantica compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Atlantic Sedge Long-clawed 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 Carex Sorex
Species Carex atlantica Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

Atlantic Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Atlantic Sedge Long-clawed Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Atlantic Sedge

The Atlantic Sedge (Carex atlantica) is a species in the genus Carex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Long-clawed Shrew

No description available.

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