Malayan Water Shrew vs Rock Sedge

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Carex rupestris

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Rock Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Rock 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 rupestris

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Rock Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Rock Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rock Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.