Long-Stalked Sedge vs Ornate Shrew

Carex pedunculata compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-Stalked Sedge	Ornate 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 pedunculata	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Long-Stalked Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-Stalked Sedge	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-Stalked Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.