Malayan Water Shrew vs Starry Pipewort

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Eriocaulon stellulatum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Starry Pipewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Starry Pipewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Eriocaulon
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Eriocaulon stellulatum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Starry Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Starry Pipewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starry Pipewort

Habitat

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