Malayan Water Shrew vs Sheathed Sedge

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Carex vaginata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Sheathed 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 vaginata

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Sheathed Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sheathed Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).