Long-clawed Shrew vs Sheathed Sedge

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Carex vaginata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Sheathed 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 vaginata

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Sheathed Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sheathed Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).