Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs spring-sedge

Blarina hylophaga compared with Carex caryophyllea

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while spring-sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	spring-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	Blarina	Carex
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Carex caryophyllea

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

spring-sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	spring-sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spring-sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.