Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse vs Variable flatsedge

Archboldomys maximus compared with Cyperus difformis

Key Differences

• Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse is Data Deficient while Variable flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse	Variable flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Archboldomys	Cyperus
Species	Archboldomys maximus	Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse	Variable flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable flatsedge

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).