Button Sedge vs Lamulate Shrew

Carex bullata compared with Chodsigoa lamula

Key Differences

• Button Sedge is Data Deficient while Lamulate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Sedge	Lamulate 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	Chodsigoa
Species	Carex bullata	Chodsigoa lamula

Conservation Status

Button Sedge

DD — Data Deficient

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Sedge	Lamulate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Lamulate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Sedge

The Button Sedge (Carex bullata) is a species in the genus Carex. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.