Deptford Pink vs Malayan Water Shrew

Dianthus armeria compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Deptford Pink is Critically Endangered while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deptford Pink	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Dianthus	Chimarrogale
Species	Dianthus armeria	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Deptford Pink

CR — Critically Endangered

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deptford Pink	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deptford Pink

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile, Colombia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.