long yam vs Malayan Water Shrew

Dioscorea transversa compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• long yam is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Chimarrogale
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long yam	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.