Malayan Water Shrew vs Red Balau

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Shorea
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Shorea collina

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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