Malayan Water Shrew vs olive-leaf podoberry

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Podocarpus oleifolius

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while olive-leaf podoberry is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	olive-leaf podoberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Podocarpus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Podocarpus oleifolius

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

olive-leaf podoberry

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	olive-leaf podoberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

olive-leaf podoberry

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.