alpine sedge vs Japanese Water Shrew

Carex podocarpa compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• alpine sedge is Not Evaluated while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine sedge	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Liliopsida (百合纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Poales (禾本目)	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family	Cyperaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Carex	Chimarrogale
Species	Carex podocarpa	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Conservation Status

alpine sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine sedge	Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine sedge

The Alpine sedge (Carex podocarpa) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Distributed across Canada and Norway.