Malayan Water Shrew vs Milky Box

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Lophostemon lactifluus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Milky Box is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Milky Box
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Soricidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Lophostemon
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Lophostemon lactifluus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Milky Box

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Milky Box

Habitat

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