Floating Bur-Reed vs Ornate Shrew

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Typhaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Sparganium	Sorex
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Bur-Reed

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.