Beaked sedge vs Giant Mole Shrew

Carex exsiccata 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 exsiccata 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

Found in Canada.

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Beaked sedge

The Beaked sedge (Carex exsiccata) 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.

Giant Mole Shrew

No description available.

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