Malayan Water Shrew vs

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Micrococcus terreus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Actinomycetales (Actinomycetales)
Family	Soricidae	Micrococcaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Micrococcus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Micrococcus terreus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Micrococcus terreus is a gram-positive coccus in the family Micrococcaceae, originally isolated from soil. Like other members of the genus, it is aerobic and often produces yellow-pigmented colonies due to carotenoid synthesis. Its conservation status is not evaluated.