Malayan Water Shrew vs simple bog sedge

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Carex simpliciuscula

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while simple bog sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	simple bog 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 simpliciuscula

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

simple bog sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	simple bog sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

simple bog sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.