Malayan Water Shrew vs Peruzzi’s Gagea

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Gagea peruzzii

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Peruzzi’s Gagea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Peruzzi’s Gagea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Soricidae	Liliaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Gagea
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Gagea peruzzii

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Peruzzi’s Gagea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Peruzzi’s Gagea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peruzzi’s Gagea

Habitat

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