Figleaf gourd vs Malayan Water Shrew

Cucurbita ficifolia compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Figleaf gourd	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Chimarrogale
Species	Cucurbita ficifolia	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Figleaf gourd	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.