Elephant Apple vs Malayan Water Shrew

Dillenia indica compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Elephant Apple is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Dillenia	Chimarrogale
Species	Dillenia indica	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.