Fuzzy flatsedge vs Jungle Shrew

Cyperus pilosus compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Fuzzy flatsedge is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fuzzy flatsedge	Jungle 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	Cyperus	Suncus
Species	Cyperus pilosus	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Fuzzy flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fuzzy flatsedge	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fuzzy flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Fiji, Samoa, Singapore, Taiwan, and United States.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.