lateral sedge vs Long-clawed Shrew

Carex unilateralis compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	lateral sedge	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	Carex	Sorex
Species	Carex unilateralis	Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

lateral sedge

LC — Least Concern

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	lateral sedge	Long-clawed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

lateral sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Japan.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.