Chinese Mole Shrew vs three-nerved sedge

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Carex trinervis

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while three-nerved sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole 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	Anourosorex	Carex
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Carex trinervis

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

three-nerved sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	three-nerved sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole 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.

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.