Malayan Water Shrew vs Pumpkin Ash

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Fraxinus profunda

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pumpkin Ash is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pumpkin Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Fraxinus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Fraxinus profunda

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pumpkin Ash

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pumpkin Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.