Malayan Water Shrew vs Rare Spring-Sedge

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Carex ericetorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan Water Shrew Rare Spring-Sedge
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 Carex
Species Chimarrogale hantu Carex ericetorum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Rare Spring-Sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan Water Shrew Rare Spring-Sedge
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rare Spring-Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

Rare Spring-Sedge

No description available.

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