Malayan Water Shrew vs tor grass

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Brachypodium pinnatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan Water Shrew tor grass
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 Brachypodium
Species Chimarrogale hantu Brachypodium pinnatum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

tor grass

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan Water Shrew tor grass
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tor grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (North Korea), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

tor grass

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia