Malayan Water Shrew vs Mexican Muhly

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Muhlenbergia mexicana

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Mexican Muhly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Mexican Muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Muhlenbergia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Muhlenbergia mexicana

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican Muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Mexican Muhly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Muhly

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).