Malayan Water Shrew vs River Bulrush

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while River Bulrush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	River Bulrush
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	Bolboschoenus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

River Bulrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	River Bulrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River Bulrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.