Bicknell'S Sedge vs Elegant Water Shrew

Carex bicknellii compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Bicknell'S Sedge is Extinct while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bicknell'S Sedge	Elegant 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	Nectogale
Species	Carex bicknellii	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

Bicknell'S Sedge

EX — Extinct

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bicknell'S Sedge	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bicknell'S Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bicknell'S Sedge

The Bicknell'S Sedge (Carex bicknellii) is a species in the genus Carex. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.