Coyote gourd vs Malayan Water Shrew

Cucurbita cordata compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Coyote gourd is Data Deficient while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coyote gourd	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Chimarrogale
Species	Cucurbita cordata	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coyote gourd	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coyote gourd

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.