Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra vs Malayan Water Shrew

Cyrtandra waiolani compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra is Extinct in the Wild while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Gesneriaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cyrtandra	Chimarrogale
Species	Cyrtandra waiolani	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra

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.