Dotted lancepod vs Malayan Water Shrew

Lonchocarpus punctatus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Dotted lancepod is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted lancepod	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	Lonchocarpus	Chimarrogale
Species	Lonchocarpus punctatus	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Dotted lancepod

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted lancepod	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dotted lancepod

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.