Fowl Bluegrass vs Malayan Water Shrew

Poa palustris compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Fowl Bluegrass is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fowl Bluegrass	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	Poa	Chimarrogale
Species	Poa palustris	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Fowl Bluegrass

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fowl Bluegrass	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fowl Bluegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.