Maculated Sedge vs Malayan Water Shrew

Cyperus maculatus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Maculated Sedge is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maculated Sedge	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 maculatus	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Maculated Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maculated Sedge	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maculated Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.