Flat-skulled Shrew vs Fringed Sedge

Sorex roboratus compared with Carex crinita

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flat-skulled Shrew Fringed 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 Sorex Carex
Species Sorex roboratus Carex crinita

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Flat-skulled Shrew Fringed Sedge
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Flat-skulled Shrew

No description available.

Fringed Sedge

No description available.

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