Malayan Water Shrew vs Safford Inga

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Inga saffordiana

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Safford Inga is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Safford Inga
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	Inga
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Inga saffordiana

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Safford Inga

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Safford Inga
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Safford Inga

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.