Madiera cranesbill vs Malayan Water Shrew

Geranium maderense compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Madiera cranesbill is Critically Endangered while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madiera cranesbill	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Geraniales (Geraniales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Geraniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Geranium	Chimarrogale
Species	Geranium maderense	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Madiera cranesbill

CR — Critically Endangered

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madiera cranesbill	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madiera cranesbill

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.