black sedge vs Long-clawed Shrew

Carex arctogena compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank black sedge Long-clawed 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 arctogena Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

black sedge

LC — Least Concern

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute black sedge Long-clawed Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

black sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black sedge

The Black sedge (Carex arctogena) 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.

Long-clawed Shrew

No description available.

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