Long-clawed Shrew vs Michaux'S Sedge

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Carex michauxiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Michaux'S 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 michauxiana

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Michaux'S Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Michaux'S Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Michaux'S Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.