Bahiagrass vs North American least shrew

Paspalum notatum compared with Cryptotis parva

Key Differences

• Bahiagrass is Not Evaluated while North American least shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bahiagrass	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	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Paspalum	Cryptotis
Species	Paspalum notatum	Cryptotis parva

Conservation Status

Bahiagrass

NE — Not Evaluated

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bahiagrass	North American least shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bahiagrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Belgium, Greece, Portugal), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

North American least shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bahiagrass

The Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum) is a species in the genus Paspalum. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.