Italian Crocus vs Malayan Water Shrew

Crocus longiflorus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Italian Crocus is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Italian Crocus	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Iridaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Crocus	Chimarrogale
Species	Crocus longiflorus	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Italian Crocus

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Italian Crocus	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Italian Crocus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.