Malayan Water Shrew vs Pengua

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Macaranga mappa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pengua
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Macaranga
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Macaranga mappa

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pengua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pengua

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.