Malayan Water Shrew vs Spiked bur grass

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Tragus berteronianus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Spiked bur grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Spiked bur 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	Tragus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Tragus berteronianus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Spiked bur grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Spiked bur grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiked bur grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Cuba, Mexico, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).