Basket Willow vs Malayan Water Shrew

Salix petiolaris compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Basket Willow is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basket Willow	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Salicaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Salix	Chimarrogale
Species	Salix petiolaris	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Basket Willow

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basket Willow	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basket Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Basket Willow

The Basket Willow (Salix petiolaris) is a species in the genus Salix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.