Malayan Water Shrew vs Marsh Valerian

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Valeriana uliginosa

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Marsh Valerian is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Soricidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Valeriana
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Valeriana uliginosa

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Marsh Valerian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Marsh Valerian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.