Malayan Water Shrew vs Stargrass

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cynodon plectostachyus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Stargrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Stargrass
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	Cynodon
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cynodon plectostachyus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Stargrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Stargrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stargrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Mauritius), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, Mexico, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).