Caucasian Pygmy Shrew vs Floating Bur-Reed

Sorex volnuchini compared with Sparganium fluctuans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Caucasian Pygmy Shrew Floating Bur-Reed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Poales (Grasses)
Family Soricidae Typhaceae
Genus Sorex Sparganium
Species Sorex volnuchini Sparganium fluctuans

Conservation Status

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Caucasian Pygmy Shrew Floating Bur-Reed
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

The Caucasian Pygmy Shrew (Sorex volnuchini) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Bur-Reed

No description available.

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