false pepperwort vs Malayan Water Shrew

Marsilea crenata compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

  • false pepperwort is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank false pepperwort Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Salviniales (Salviniales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Marsileaceae Soricidae
Genus Marsilea Chimarrogale
Species Marsilea crenata Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute false pepperwort Malayan Water Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false pepperwort

No description available.

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

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