Malayan Water Shrew vs plicate sweet-grass

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Glyceria notata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while plicate sweet-grass is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	plicate sweet-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	Glyceria
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Glyceria notata

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

plicate sweet-grass

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	plicate sweet-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

plicate sweet-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.