black-scale sedge vs Ornate Shrew

Carex atrosquama compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• black-scale sedge is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-scale sedge	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	Carex	Sorex
Species	Carex atrosquama	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

black-scale sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-scale sedge	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-scale sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-scale sedge

The Black-scale sedge (Carex atrosquama) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.