Malayan Water Shrew vs Red-Root Flat Sedge

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cyperus erythrorhizos

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Red-Root Flat Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Red-Root Flat 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	Cyperus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cyperus erythrorhizos

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red-Root Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Red-Root Flat Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Root Flat Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.