Malayan Water Shrew vs Many-Stalked Spike-Rush

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Eleocharis multicaulis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Many-Stalked Spike-Rush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Many-Stalked Spike-Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Eleocharis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Eleocharis multicaulis

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Many-Stalked Spike-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Many-Stalked Spike-Rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Many-Stalked Spike-Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.