Malayan Water Shrew vs Oriental alder

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Alnus orientalis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Oriental alder is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Oriental alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Soricidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Alnus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Alnus orientalis

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Oriental alder

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Oriental alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental alder

Habitat

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