Buckeye-leafed Cassava vs Malayan Water Shrew

Manihot aesculifolia compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Buckeye-leafed Cassava is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	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	Euphorbiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Manihot	Chimarrogale
Species	Manihot aesculifolia	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

Habitat

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

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

The Buckeye-Leafed Cassava (Manihot aesculifolia) is a species in the genus Manihot. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.