Malayan Water Shrew vs paddle grass

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Halophila decipiens

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while paddle grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	paddle grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Soricidae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Halophila
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Halophila decipiens

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

paddle grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

paddle grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Seychelles, and Taiwan.