Fuzzy flatsedge vs Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Cyperus pilosus compared with Solisorex pearsoni

Key Differences

• Fuzzy flatsedge is Least Concern while Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fuzzy flatsedge	Pearson's Long-clawed 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	Solisorex
Species	Cyperus pilosus	Solisorex pearsoni

Conservation Status

Fuzzy flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fuzzy flatsedge	Pearson's Long-clawed 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.

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.