Malayan Water Shrew vs New Guinea-teak

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Vitex cofassus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	New Guinea-teak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Vitex
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Vitex cofassus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

New Guinea-teak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinea-teak

Habitat

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