Malayan Water Shrew vs Red Leskea

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Orthothecium rufescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Red Leskea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Soricidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Orthothecium
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Orthothecium rufescens

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red Leskea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Leskea

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.