Malayan Water Shrew vs Western Brome

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Bromus marginatus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Western Brome is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Western Brome
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	Bromus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Bromus marginatus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Western Brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Western Brome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Brome

Habitat

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

Range

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