Malayan Water Shrew vs Pith Plant

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Aeschynomene aspera

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pith Plant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pith Plant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Aeschynomene
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Aeschynomene aspera

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pith Plant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Pith Plant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pith Plant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Madagascar.