Long john vs Malayan Water Shrew

Triplaris weigeltiana compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Long john is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long john	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	Polygonaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Triplaris	Chimarrogale
Species	Triplaris weigeltiana	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Long john

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long john	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long john

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.