Malayan Water Shrew vs Soft-Tuft Panic Grass

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Dichanthelium laxiflorum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Soft-Tuft Panic Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Soft-Tuft Panic 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	Dichanthelium
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Dichanthelium laxiflorum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Soft-Tuft Panic Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Soft-Tuft Panic Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soft-Tuft Panic Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.