elegant spike-rush vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Eleocharis elegans compared with Sorex roboratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	elegant spike-rush	Flat-skulled 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	Eleocharis	Sorex
Species	Eleocharis elegans	Sorex roboratus

Conservation Status

elegant spike-rush

LC — Least Concern

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	elegant spike-rush	Flat-skulled Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

elegant spike-rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.