Malayan Water Shrew vs Sandbur

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cenchrus latifolius

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Sandbur is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Sandbur
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cenchrus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cenchrus latifolius

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Sandbur

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Sandbur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sandbur

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Sweden, and United States.