Malayan Water Shrew vs Mat Spiderhead

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Serruria viridifolia

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Mat Spiderhead is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Mat Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Soricidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Serruria
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Serruria viridifolia

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mat Spiderhead

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Mat Spiderhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mat Spiderhead

Habitat

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