Indian acalypha vs Malayan Water Shrew

Acalypha indica compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

Indian acalypha is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian acalypha	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Acalypha	Chimarrogale
Species	Acalypha indica	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Indian acalypha

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian acalypha	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian acalypha

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (Palau, Samoa), and South America (Guyana).