Malayan Water Shrew vs Mitú Maya

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Miconia mituana

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Mitú Maya is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Mitú Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Soricidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Miconia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Miconia mituana

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mitú Maya

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mitú Maya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.