Bottlebrush Sedge vs Ornate Shrew

Carex hystericina compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bottlebrush 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 hystericina	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Bottlebrush Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bottlebrush Sedge	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bottlebrush Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bottlebrush Sedge

The Bottlebrush Sedge (Carex hystericina) 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.