Malayan Water Shrew vs nard sedge

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Carex nardina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan Water Shrew nard 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 nardina

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

nard sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan Water Shrew nard sedge
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

nard sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

nard sedge

No description available.

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