Malayan Water Shrew vs Slender Cyperus

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cyperus distans

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Slender Cyperus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Slender Cyperus
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	Cyperus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cyperus distans

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Slender Cyperus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Slender Cyperus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Cyperus

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).