Maculated Sedge vs Ornate Shrew

Cyperus maculatus compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maculated 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	Cyperus	Sorex
Species	Cyperus maculatus	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Maculated Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maculated Sedge	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maculated Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.