bog-asphodel vs Malayan Water Shrew

Narthecium americanum compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• bog-asphodel is Extinct while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bog-asphodel	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Nartheciaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Narthecium	Chimarrogale
Species	Narthecium americanum	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

bog-asphodel

EX — Extinct

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bog-asphodel	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bog-asphodel

Habitat

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

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bog-asphodel

The bog-asphodel (Narthecium americanum) is a species in the genus Narthecium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List.