Blue Oak vs Malayan Water Shrew

Quercus macrocarpa compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Blue Oak is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Oak	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Chimarrogale
Species	Quercus macrocarpa	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Blue Oak

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Oak	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Estonia, and United States.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Oak

The Blue Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) is a species in the genus Quercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.