Malayan Water Shrew vs Pitilla

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Yucca endlichiana

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pitilla is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pitilla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Soricidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Yucca
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Yucca endlichiana

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pitilla

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitilla

Habitat

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