Beaked Sedge vs Giant Mole Shrew

Carex utriculata compared with Blarina brevicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beaked Sedge	Giant Mole 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	Blarina
Species	Carex utriculata	Blarina brevicauda

Conservation Status

Beaked Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beaked Sedge	Giant Mole Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaked Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Beaked Sedge

The Beaked Sedge (Carex utriculata) 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.