Fescue Oval Sedge vs Ornate Shrew

Carex festucacea compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Fescue Oval Sedge is Extinct while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fescue Oval 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 festucacea	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Fescue Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fescue Oval Sedge	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fescue Oval 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.