Malayan Water Shrew vs Marsh Straw Sedge

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Carex echinodes

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Marsh Straw Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Marsh Straw Sedge
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	Carex
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Carex echinodes

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Marsh Straw Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Marsh Straw Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Straw Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.