Malayan Water Shrew vs Talquezal

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Paspalum virgatum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Talquezal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Talquezal
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	Paspalum
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Paspalum virgatum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Talquezal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Talquezal

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).