Malayan Water Shrew vs Ross Sedge

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Carex rossii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Ross 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 rossii

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Ross Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ross Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.