Malayan Water Shrew vs Monkey-thorn

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Senegalia galpinii

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Monkey-thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Monkey-thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Senegalia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Senegalia galpinii

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Monkey-thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Monkey-thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Monkey-thorn

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.