Bornean Water Shrew vs Thatching grass

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Hyparrhenia
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Bornean Water Shrew

The Bornean Water Shrew (Chimarrogale phaeura) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.