Bolander's Bluegrass vs Long-clawed Shrew

Poa bolanderi compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bolander's Bluegrass 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 Poaceae (Grass Family) Soricidae
Genus Poa Sorex
Species Poa bolanderi Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

Bolander's Bluegrass

LC — Least Concern

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bolander's Bluegrass Long-clawed Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bolander's Bluegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bolander's Bluegrass

The Bolander's Bluegrass (Poa bolanderi) is a species in the genus Poa. 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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