Love Apple vs Malayan Water Shrew

Paris polyphylla compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Love Apple is Vulnerable while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Love Apple	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Melanthiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Paris	Chimarrogale
Species	Paris polyphylla	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Love Apple	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Love Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.