Cheesewood vs Malayan Water Shrew

Pittosporum senacia compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Cheesewood is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheesewood	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pittosporaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Pittosporum	Chimarrogale
Species	Pittosporum senacia	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Cheesewood

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheesewood	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheesewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cheesewood

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