Malayan Water Shrew vs Mosquito flatsedge

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cyperus prolixus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Mosquito flatsedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Mosquito flatsedge
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	Cyperus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cyperus prolixus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mosquito flatsedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Mosquito flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mosquito flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.