Grass vs Malayan Water Shrew

Eriochloa procera compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Grass is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	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	Eriochloa	Chimarrogale
Species	Eriochloa procera	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.