Large-headed Dandelion vs Malayan Water Shrew

Taraxacum procerisquameum compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Large-headed Dandelion is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-headed Dandelion	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	Taraxacum	Chimarrogale
Species	Taraxacum procerisquameum	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Large-headed Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-headed Dandelion	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-headed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.