Malayan Water Shrew vs Pitted beardgrass

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Bothriochloa pertusa

Key Differences

  • Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pitted beardgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan Water Shrew Pitted beardgrass
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 Bothriochloa
Species Chimarrogale hantu Bothriochloa pertusa

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pitted beardgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan Water Shrew Pitted beardgrass
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitted beardgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (Bhutan, Timor-Leste), Europe (Sweden), North America (14 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

Pitted beardgrass

No description available.

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