Button Sedge vs Ornate Shrew

Carex bullata compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Button 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 bullata Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Button Sedge

DD — Data Deficient

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Button Sedge Ornate 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.

Ornate 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.

Ornate Shrew

No description available.

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