Lowveld Bead-string vs Malayan Water Shrew

Alchornea laxiflora compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Lowveld Bead-string is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowveld Bead-string	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Alchornea	Chimarrogale
Species	Alchornea laxiflora	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Lowveld Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lowveld Bead-string	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lowveld Bead-string

Habitat

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

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.