chinkapin vs Malayan Water Shrew

Castanea pumila compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chinkapin	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	Castanea	Chimarrogale
Species	Castanea pumila	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

chinkapin

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

chinkapin

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.

chinkapin

The Chinkapin (Castanea pumila) is a species in the genus Castanea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.