Kikuyugrass vs Malayan Water Shrew

Cenchrus clandestinus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kikuyugrass	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	Cenchrus	Chimarrogale
Species	Cenchrus clandestinus	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Kikuyugrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kikuyugrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Morocco, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (France, Greece, Norway), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (4 countries).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.