Malayan Water Shrew vs Old Man'S Beard

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Tillandsia usneoides

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Old Man'S Beard is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Old Man'S Beard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Bromeliaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Tillandsia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Tillandsia usneoides

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Old Man'S Beard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Old Man'S Beard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Old Man'S Beard

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).