Indian fleabane vs Malayan Water Shrew

Pluchea indica compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Indian fleabane is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian fleabane	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Pluchea	Chimarrogale
Species	Pluchea indica	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Indian fleabane

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan, Yemen), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.