Malayan Water Shrew vs Riverhemp

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Sesbania dalzielii

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Riverhemp is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Riverhemp
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Sesbania
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Sesbania dalzielii

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Riverhemp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Riverhemp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Riverhemp

Habitat

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