Malayan Water Shrew vs Mule Grass

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Bouteloua americana

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Mule Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Mule Grass
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	Bouteloua
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Bouteloua americana

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mule Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Mule Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mule Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela.