Chinese Water Shrew vs Mountain Sedge

Chimarrogale styani compared with Carex montana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Water Shrew Mountain Sedge
Kingdom Animalia (животные) Plantae (растения)
Phylum Chordata (хордовые) Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class Mammalia (млекопитающие) Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные) Poales (злакоцветные)
Family Soricidae Cyperaceae
Genus Chimarrogale Carex
Species Chimarrogale styani Carex montana

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Water Shrew Mountain Sedge
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Chinese Water Shrew

The Chinese Water Shrew (Chimarrogale styani) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Mountain Sedge

No description available.

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