Malayan Water Shrew vs short oat

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Avena brevis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while short oat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	short oat
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	Avena
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Avena brevis

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

short oat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	short oat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short oat

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and South America (Brazil).