Forked Aster vs Malayan Water Shrew

Eurybia furcata compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Forked Aster is Endangered while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forked Aster	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Eurybia	Chimarrogale
Species	Eurybia furcata	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forked Aster	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forked Aster

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.