Malayan Water Shrew vs Pleated Snowdrop

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Galanthus plicatus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pleated Snowdrop is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pleated Snowdrop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Soricidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Galanthus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Galanthus plicatus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pleated Snowdrop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Pleated Snowdrop
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pleated Snowdrop

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).