Bottlebrush Grass vs Perija Small-eared Shrew

Elymus hystrix compared with Cryptotis perijensis

Key Differences

• Bottlebrush Grass is Not Evaluated while Perija Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bottlebrush Grass	Perija Small-eared 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	Elymus	Cryptotis
Species	Elymus hystrix	Cryptotis perijensis

Conservation Status

Bottlebrush Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bottlebrush Grass	Perija Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bottlebrush Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and United States.

Perija Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Bottlebrush Grass

The Bottlebrush Grass (Elymus hystrix) is a species in the genus Elymus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.