Illawarra Cypress-pine vs Malayan Water Shrew

Callitris muelleri compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Illawarra Cypress-pine is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Illawarra Cypress-pine	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cupressaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Callitris	Chimarrogale
Species	Callitris muelleri	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Illawarra Cypress-pine

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Illawarra Cypress-pine	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Illawarra Cypress-pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.