Malayan Water Shrew vs

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Protoperidinium claudicans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Myzozoa (Myzozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dinophyceae (Dinophyceae)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Peridiniales (Peridiniales)
Family	Soricidae	Protoperidiniaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Protoperidinium
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Protoperidinium claudicans

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Protoperidinium claudicans is a heterotrophic marine dinoflagellate with a distinctive armored cell body and elongated antapical spines. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters in temperate to tropical seas worldwide. This predatory protist feeds on diatoms and other phytoplankton using a pallium feeding mechanism.