Keeled wormseed vs Malayan Water Shrew

Dysphania carinata compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Keeled wormseed is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Keeled wormseed	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Dysphania	Chimarrogale
Species	Dysphania carinata	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Keeled wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Keeled wormseed	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Keeled wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Saudi Arabia), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.