Malayan Water Shrew vs Nut Grass

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cyperus tuberosus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Nut Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Nut Grass
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 tuberosus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Nut Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nut Grass

Habitat

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