ilima vs Malayan Water Shrew

Sida cordifolia compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank ilima Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Malvales (Malvales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Malvaceae Soricidae
Genus Sida Chimarrogale
Species Sida cordifolia Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

ilima

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute ilima Malayan Water Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

ilima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ilima

No description available.

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

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