Malayan Water Shrew vs Ruprecht's Centaury

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Psephellus ruprechtii

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Ruprecht's Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Ruprecht's Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Psephellus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Psephellus ruprechtii

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Ruprecht's Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Ruprecht's Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruprecht's Centaury

Habitat

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