Early Buttercup vs Malayan Water Shrew

Ranunculus fascicularis compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Early Buttercup is Extinct while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Early Buttercup	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Ranunculus	Chimarrogale
Species	Ranunculus fascicularis	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Early Buttercup

EX — Extinct

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Early Buttercup	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Early Buttercup

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.