Malayan Water Shrew vs May River Red

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Dendrobium lasianthera

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while May River Red is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	May River Red
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Soricidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Dendrobium
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Dendrobium lasianthera

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

May River Red

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	May River Red
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

May River Red

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.