Flat-skulled Shrew vs Pointed Rush

Sorex roboratus compared with Juncus oxymeris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Pointed Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Sorex	Juncus
Species	Sorex roboratus	Juncus oxymeris

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pointed Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Pointed Rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pointed Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.