Long-styled Sedge vs Ornate Shrew

Carex stylosa compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Long-styled Sedge is Endangered while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-styled 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 stylosa	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Long-styled Sedge

EN — Endangered

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-styled Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.