Malayan Water Shrew vs Prostrate Rattlebox

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Crotalaria rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Prostrate Rattlebox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Prostrate Rattlebox
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	Crotalaria
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Crotalaria rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Prostrate Rattlebox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Prostrate Rattlebox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate Rattlebox

Habitat

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