Black-Girdle Bulrush vs Ornate Shrew

Scirpus atrocinctus compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Girdle Bulrush	Ornate 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	Scirpus	Sorex
Species	Scirpus atrocinctus	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Black-Girdle Bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Girdle Bulrush	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Girdle Bulrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-Girdle Bulrush

The Black-Girdle Bulrush (Scirpus atrocinctus) is a species in the genus Scirpus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.