Malayan Water Shrew vs Rarotonga Cyrtandra

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cyrtandra rarotongensis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Rarotonga Cyrtandra is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Rarotonga Cyrtandra
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Gesneriaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cyrtandra
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cyrtandra rarotongensis

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Rarotonga Cyrtandra

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rarotonga Cyrtandra

Habitat

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