Chinese Mole Shrew vs Red-Root Flat Sedge

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Cyperus erythrorhizos

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Mole Shrew Red-Root Flat 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 Anourosorex Cyperus
Species Anourosorex squamipes Cyperus erythrorhizos

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Red-Root Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Mole Shrew Red-Root Flat Sedge
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Root Flat Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.

Chinese Mole Shrew

The Chinese Mole Shrew (Anourosorex squamipes) is a species in the genus Anourosorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Red-Root Flat Sedge

No description available.

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