Eurasian water shrew vs Variable flatsedge

Neomys fodiens compared with Cyperus difformis

Key Differences

• Eurasian water shrew is Endangered while Variable flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian water shrew	Variable flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Liliopsida (백합강)
Order	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)	Poales (벼목)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Neomys	Cyperus
Species	Neomys fodiens	Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian water shrew	Variable flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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).

Eurasian water shrew

유럽물땃쥐(Neomys fodiens)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 위기(EN) 종으로 분류됩니다. 야생에서 멸종될 위험이 높으며 개체수가 크게 감소하고 생존에 대한 지속적인 위협이 존재합니다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium