Malayan Water Shrew vs Thick ditch crowngrass

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Paspalum arundinaceum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Thick ditch crowngrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Thick ditch crowngrass
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 arundinaceum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Thick ditch crowngrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Thick ditch crowngrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thick ditch crowngrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.