Houghton'S Cyperus vs Malayan Water Shrew

Cyperus houghtonii compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Houghton'S Cyperus is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Houghton'S Cyperus	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	Cyperus	Chimarrogale
Species	Cyperus houghtonii	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Houghton'S Cyperus

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Houghton'S Cyperus	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Houghton'S Cyperus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Poland, and United States.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.