dotted sedge vs Gansu Shrew

Carex punctata compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• dotted sedge is Near Threatened while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dotted sedge	Gansu 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 punctata	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

dotted sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dotted sedge	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

dotted sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.