Malayan Water Shrew vs Rockspray

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cotoneaster horizontalis

Key Differences

  • Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Rockspray is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan Water Shrew Rockspray
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family Soricidae Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus Chimarrogale Cotoneaster
Species Chimarrogale hantu Cotoneaster horizontalis

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Rockspray

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan Water Shrew Rockspray
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rockspray

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

Rockspray

No description available.

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