Hairy indigo vs Malayan Water Shrew

Indigofera hirsuta compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

  • Hairy indigo is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hairy indigo 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 Indigofera Chimarrogale
Species Indigofera hirsuta Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Hairy indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hairy indigo Malayan Water Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy indigo

No description available.

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

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