Malayan Water Shrew vs scratch grass

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while scratch grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	scratch grass
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	Muhlenbergia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	scratch grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scratch grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.