Houghton'S Sedge vs Jungle Shrew

Carex houghtoniana compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Houghton'S Sedge is Not Evaluated while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Houghton'S Sedge	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	Carex	Suncus
Species	Carex houghtoniana	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Houghton'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Houghton'S Sedge	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Houghton'S Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.