Greater Straw Sedge vs Lowe's Shrew

Carex normalis compared with Chodsigoa parca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Straw Sedge	Lowe's 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	Chodsigoa
Species	Carex normalis	Chodsigoa parca

Conservation Status

Greater Straw Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Straw Sedge	Lowe's Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Straw Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.