Many-Stalked Spike-Rush vs Ornate Shrew

Eleocharis multicaulis compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Many-Stalked Spike-Rush	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	Eleocharis	Sorex
Species	Eleocharis multicaulis	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Many-Stalked Spike-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Many-Stalked Spike-Rush	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Many-Stalked Spike-Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.