Malayan Water Shrew vs New Guinea Creeper

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Mucuna bennettii

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while New Guinea Creeper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	New Guinea Creeper
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	Mucuna
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Mucuna bennettii

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

New Guinea Creeper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	New Guinea Creeper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinea Creeper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.