Beach Sedge vs Jungle Shrew

Carex silicea compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Beach Sedge is Not Evaluated while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Sedge	Jungle 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	Suncus
Species	Carex silicea	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Beach Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Sedge	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach Sedge

The Beach Sedge (Carex silicea) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.