Broad-Fruited Sedge vs Ornate Shrew

Carex tenera compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Broad-Fruited Sedge is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Fruited 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 tenera	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Broad-Fruited Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Fruited Sedge	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-Fruited Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-Fruited Sedge

The Broad-Fruited Sedge (Carex tenera) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.