Malayan Water Shrew vs Tufted Foxtail

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Alopecurus carolinianus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Tufted Foxtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Tufted Foxtail
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	Alopecurus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Alopecurus carolinianus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Tufted Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Tufted Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.