Ebony vs Malayan Water Shrew

Diospyros crassiflora compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Ebony is Vulnerable while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ebony	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ebenaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Diospyros	Chimarrogale
Species	Diospyros crassiflora	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Ebony

VU — Vulnerable

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ebony	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ebony

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.