Malayan Water Shrew vs Roman nettle

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Urtica pilulifera

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Roman nettle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Roman nettle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Urtica
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Urtica pilulifera

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Roman nettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Roman nettle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Roman nettle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (United States).