Malayan Water Shrew vs Netted Nutrush

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Scleria reticularis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Netted Nutrush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Netted Nutrush
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	Scleria
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Scleria reticularis

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Netted Nutrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Netted Nutrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Netted Nutrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.