Back'S Sedge vs Bornean Water Shrew

Carex backii compared with Chimarrogale phaeura

Key Differences

• Back'S Sedge is Not Evaluated while Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Back'S Sedge	Bornean Water 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	Chimarrogale
Species	Carex backii	Chimarrogale phaeura

Conservation Status

Back'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Back'S Sedge	Bornean Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Back'S Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Back'S Sedge

The Back'S Sedge (Carex backii) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Bornean Water Shrew

The Bornean Water Shrew (Chimarrogale phaeura) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.