Malayan Water Shrew vs Roadside Flatsedge

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cyperus zollingeri

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Roadside Flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Roadside Flatsedge
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 zollingeri

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Roadside Flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Roadside Flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Roadside Flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.