Malayan Water Shrew vs Tufted Sedge

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Carex elata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Tufted Sedge is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Tufted 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	Carex
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Carex elata

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Tufted Sedge

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.