Argentine fingergrass vs Malayan Water Shrew

Eustachys retusa compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Argentine fingergrass is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Argentine fingergrass	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Eustachys	Chimarrogale
Species	Eustachys retusa	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Argentine fingergrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Argentine fingergrass	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Argentine fingergrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Argentine fingergrass

The Argentine fingergrass, Eustachys retusa, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.