Malayan Water Shrew vs Narrow-Panicle Rush

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Juncus brevicaudatus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Narrow-Panicle Rush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Narrow-Panicle Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Juncus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Juncus brevicaudatus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Narrow-Panicle Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Narrow-Panicle Rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-Panicle Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.