Dwarf Chestnut Oak vs Malayan Water Shrew

Quercus prinoides compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Dwarf Chestnut Oak is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Chestnut Oak	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Chimarrogale
Species	Quercus prinoides	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Dwarf Chestnut Oak

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Chestnut Oak	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Chestnut Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.