Japanese lime vs Malayan Water Shrew

Tilia japonica compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Japanese lime is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese lime	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Malvaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Tilia	Chimarrogale
Species	Tilia japonica	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Japanese lime

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese lime	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese lime

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.