Devil'S Paintbrush vs Malayan Water Shrew

Pilosella aurantiaca compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Devil'S Paintbrush is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Paintbrush	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Pilosella	Chimarrogale
Species	Pilosella aurantiaca	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Devil'S Paintbrush

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Paintbrush	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Paintbrush

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.