Forest Bead-string vs Malayan Water Shrew

Alchornea hirtella compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Forest Bead-string is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Bead-string	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Alchornea	Chimarrogale
Species	Alchornea hirtella	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Forest Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Bead-string	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Bead-string

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.