Ornate Shrew vs Pedicelled Bulrush

Sorex ornatus compared with Scirpus pedicellatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Pedicelled Bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Sorex	Scirpus
Species	Sorex ornatus	Scirpus pedicellatus

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pedicelled Bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Pedicelled Bulrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pedicelled Bulrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.