Jack-bean vs Malayan Water Shrew

Canavalia napaliensis compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

  • Jack-bean is Critically Endangered while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Jack-bean Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Fabaceae Soricidae
Genus Canavalia Chimarrogale
Species Canavalia napaliensis Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Jack-bean

CR — Critically Endangered

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Jack-bean Malayan Water Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jack-bean

Habitat

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

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jack-bean

No description available.

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

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