Flaccid grass vs Malayan Water Shrew

Cenchrus flaccidus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Flaccid grass is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flaccid grass	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	Cenchrus	Chimarrogale
Species	Cenchrus flaccidus	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Flaccid grass

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flaccid grass	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flaccid grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and France.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.