Malayan Water Shrew vs Pectis

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pectis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Pectis subsquarrosa

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pectis

Habitat

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