Ornate Shrew vs Tufted Sedge

Sorex ornatus compared with Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Tufted Sedge
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	Bulbostylis
Species	Sorex ornatus	Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Sedge

Habitat

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