Fringed Sedge vs Gansu Shrew

Carex crinita compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Fringed Sedge is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Sedge	Gansu 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	Carex	Sorex
Species	Carex crinita	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

Fringed Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Sedge	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.