Least Stonewort vs Malayan Water Shrew

Nitella confervacea compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Least Stonewort is Endangered while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Stonewort	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Charophyta (Charophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charales (Charales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Characeae	Soricidae
Genus	Nitella	Chimarrogale
Species	Nitella confervacea	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Least Stonewort

EN — Endangered

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Stonewort	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Least Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.