early sedge vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Carex praecox compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Key Differences

• early sedge is Vulnerable while Lesser White-toothed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	early sedge	Lesser White-toothed 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	Crocidura
Species	Carex praecox	Crocidura suaveolens

Conservation Status

early sedge

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	early sedge	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

early sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway