Desert Indigo vs Malayan Water Shrew

Indigofera brevidens compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Desert Indigo is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Indigo	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Indigofera	Chimarrogale
Species	Indigofera brevidens	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Desert Indigo

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Indigo	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Indigo

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.