Malayan Water Shrew vs Nutgrass

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cyperus stoloniferus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Nutgrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Nutgrass
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 stoloniferus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Nutgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Nutgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.