Malayan Water Shrew vs Pincushion

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Leucospermum rodolentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan Water Shrew Pincushion
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Proteales (Proteales)
Family Soricidae Proteaceae
Genus Chimarrogale Leucospermum
Species Chimarrogale hantu Leucospermum rodolentum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pincushion

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pincushion

Habitat

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

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

Pincushion

No description available.

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