Florida Keys nut-rush vs Malayan Water Shrew

Scleria lithosperma compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Florida Keys nut-rush is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Florida Keys nut-rush	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	Cyperaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Scleria	Chimarrogale
Species	Scleria lithosperma	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Florida Keys nut-rush

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Florida Keys nut-rush	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Florida Keys nut-rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, and Taiwan.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.