Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs three-nerved sedge

Blarinella wardi compared with Carex trinervis

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while three-nerved sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	three-nerved sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Carex
Species	Blarinella wardi	Carex trinervis

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

three-nerved sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	three-nerved sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

three-nerved sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

The Burmese Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella wardi) is a species in the genus Blarinella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.