Nördliche Kurzschwanz-Spitzmaus vs Variable flatsedge

Blarina brevicauda compared with Cyperus difformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nördliche Kurzschwanz-Spitzmaus	Variable flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Süßgrasartige)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Blarina	Cyperus
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

Nördliche Kurzschwanz-Spitzmaus

LC — Least Concern

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nördliche Kurzschwanz-Spitzmaus	Variable flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nördliche Kurzschwanz-Spitzmaus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Variable flatsedge

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States