Malayan Water Shrew vs Osier

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Salix viminalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan Water Shrew Osier
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family Soricidae Salicaceae
Genus Chimarrogale Salix
Species Chimarrogale hantu Salix viminalis

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Osier

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan Water Shrew Osier
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Osier

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

Osier

No description available.

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