Flat-skulled Shrew vs Prickly Sedge

Sorex roboratus compared with Carex spicata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Prickly 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 spicata

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Prickly Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).