Malayan Water Shrew vs Red melastome

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Soricidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Melastoma
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.