Malayan Water Shrew vs

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Pseudoxanthomonas indica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gammaproteobacteria (Gammaproteobacteria)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Xanthomonadales (Xanthomonadales)
Family	Soricidae	Xanthomonadaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pseudoxanthomonas
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Pseudoxanthomonas indica

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 Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Pseudoxanthomonas indica is a Gram-negative, yellow-pigmented rod first isolated from soil in India. It inhabits tropical and subtropical soil environments and produces characteristic xanthomonadin pigments. This aerobic bacterium decomposes a variety of organic substrates found in its soil habitat.