Malayan Water Shrew vs Obscure Cotoneaster

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cotoneaster obscurus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Obscure Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Obscure Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cotoneaster
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cotoneaster obscurus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Obscure Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Obscure Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Obscure Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.