Long-clawed Shrew vs Marsh Straw Sedge

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Carex echinodes

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Marsh Straw Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Marsh Straw Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Sorex	Carex
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Carex echinodes

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Straw Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Marsh Straw Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Straw Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.