Malayan Water Shrew vs Prickly Pole

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Soricidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Bactris
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Prickly Pole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Pole

Habitat

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