Malayan Water Shrew vs Nyl grass

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Acroceras macrum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Nyl grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Nyl grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Acroceras
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Acroceras macrum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Nyl grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Nyl grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nyl grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and Taiwan.