Cape Teak vs Malayan Water Shrew

Strychnos decussata compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Cape Teak is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Teak	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Loganiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Strychnos	Chimarrogale
Species	Strychnos decussata	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Cape Teak

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Teak	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Teak

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.

Cape Teak

The Cape Teak (Strychnos decussata) is a species in the genus Strychnos. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.