One-Glumed Spike-Rush vs Ornate Shrew

Eleocharis uniglumis compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	One-Glumed 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 uniglumis	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	One-Glumed Spike-Rush	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.