Guaje vs Malayan Water Shrew

Leucaena esculenta compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Guaje is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guaje	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Leucaena	Chimarrogale
Species	Leucaena esculenta	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Guaje

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guaje	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guaje

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.