Crowned-medlar vs Malayan Water Shrew

Vangueria macrocalyx compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Crowned-medlar is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned-medlar	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	Rubiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Vangueria	Chimarrogale
Species	Vangueria macrocalyx	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Crowned-medlar

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned-medlar	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowned-medlar

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.