Malayan Water Shrew vs Orchid

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Dendrobium mirbelianum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Orchid is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Orchid
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Soricidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Dendrobium
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Dendrobium mirbelianum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Orchid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orchid

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.