Malayan Water Shrew vs Red Lauan

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Shorea negrosensis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Red Lauan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Red Lauan
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 negrosensis

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Lauan

Habitat

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