Malayan Water Shrew vs teasel sedge

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cyperus echinatus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while teasel sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	teasel sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cyperus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cyperus echinatus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

teasel sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	teasel sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

teasel sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Japan, Portugal, and Sweden.