Fuzzy flatsedge vs Perija Small-eared Shrew

Cyperus pilosus compared with Cryptotis perijensis

Key Differences

• Fuzzy flatsedge is Least Concern while Perija Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fuzzy flatsedge	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	Cyperaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cyperus	Cryptotis
Species	Cyperus pilosus	Cryptotis perijensis

Conservation Status

Fuzzy flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fuzzy flatsedge	Perija Small-eared 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.

Perija Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.