Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge vs Ornate Shrew

Carex retrorsa compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deflexed Bottlebrush 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 retrorsa	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deflexed Bottlebrush 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.