marsh arrowgrass vs North American least shrew

Triglochin palustris compared with Cryptotis parva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marsh arrowgrass	North American least shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Juncaginaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Triglochin	Cryptotis
Species	Triglochin palustris	Cryptotis parva

Conservation Status

marsh arrowgrass

LC — Least Concern

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	marsh arrowgrass	North American least shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

marsh arrowgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada).

North American least shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.