Florida Keys nut-rush vs Ornate Shrew

Scleria lithosperma compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Florida Keys nut-rush	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cyperaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Scleria	Sorex
Species	Scleria lithosperma	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Florida Keys nut-rush

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Florida Keys nut-rush	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Florida Keys nut-rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, and Taiwan.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.