Himalayan ash vs Malayan Water Shrew

Fraxinus griffithii compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Himalayan ash is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan ash	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	Oleaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Fraxinus	Chimarrogale
Species	Fraxinus griffithii	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Himalayan ash

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan ash	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Himalayan ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Taiwan, and United States.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.