Malayan Water Shrew vs Redroot amaranth

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

  • Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Redroot amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan Water Shrew Redroot amaranth
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Soricidae Amaranthaceae
Genus Chimarrogale Amaranthus
Species Chimarrogale hantu Amaranthus retroflexus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Redroot amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan Water Shrew Redroot amaranth
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redroot amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

Redroot amaranth

No description available.

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