Malayan Water Shrew vs Onionweed

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Asphodelus fistulosus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Onionweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Onionweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Soricidae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Asphodelus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Asphodelus fistulosus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Onionweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Onionweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onionweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).