Malayan Water Shrew vs Weak Sedge

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Carex laxa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan Water Shrew Weak 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 laxa

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Weak Sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan Water Shrew Weak Sedge
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weak Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

Weak Sedge

No description available.

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