Floating Bur-Reed vs Perija Small-eared Shrew

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Cryptotis perijensis

Key Differences

• Floating Bur-Reed is Least Concern while Perija Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Perija Small-eared 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	Cryptotis
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Cryptotis perijensis

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Perija Small-eared 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.

Perija Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.