Malayan Water Shrew vs Pitpat

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Pittosporum patulum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pitpat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Soricidae	Pittosporaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pittosporum
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Pittosporum patulum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pitpat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitpat

Habitat

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