Malayan Water Shrew vs Native Caper

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Capparis canescens

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Native Caper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Native Caper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Soricidae	Capparaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Capparis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Capparis canescens

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Native Caper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Native Caper

Habitat

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