Goatgrass vs Malayan Water Shrew

Aegilops peregrina compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Goatgrass is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goatgrass	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	Aegilops	Chimarrogale
Species	Aegilops peregrina	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Goatgrass

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goatgrass	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goatgrass

Habitat

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

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.