Beach Bean vs Malayan Water Shrew

Canavalia rosea compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Beach Bean is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Bean	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Canavalia	Chimarrogale
Species	Canavalia rosea	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Beach Bean

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Bean	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guinea, and Taiwan.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach Bean

The Beach Bean (Canavalia rosea) is a species in the genus Canavalia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.