Malayan Water Shrew vs moru

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Quercus floribunda

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while moru is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	moru
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Soricidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Quercus floribunda

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

moru

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

moru

Habitat

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