Forest Ironplum vs Malayan Water Shrew

Drypetes gerrardii compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Forest Ironplum is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Ironplum	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	Putranjivaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Drypetes	Chimarrogale
Species	Drypetes gerrardii	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Ironplum	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Ironplum

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.