arghan vs Malayan Water Shrew

Aechmea magdalenae compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• arghan is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arghan	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Bromeliaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Aechmea	Chimarrogale
Species	Aechmea magdalenae	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

arghan

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arghan	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arghan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Taiwan.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arghan

The Arghan, Aechmea magdalenae, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.