Low rattlebox vs Malayan Water Shrew

Crotalaria pumila compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Low rattlebox is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Low rattlebox	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Crotalaria	Chimarrogale
Species	Crotalaria pumila	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Low rattlebox

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Low rattlebox	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Low rattlebox

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.