Malayan Water Shrew vs Wavy Meadow-Grass

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Poa flexuosa

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Wavy Meadow-Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Wavy Meadow-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	Poa
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Poa flexuosa

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Wavy Meadow-Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Wavy Meadow-Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wavy Meadow-Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.