African Walnut vs Malayan Water Shrew

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• African Walnut is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Meliaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Lovoa	Chimarrogale
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Walnut	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.