Malayan Water Shrew vs sago palm

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Metroxylon sagu

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while sago palm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	sago palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Soricidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Metroxylon
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Metroxylon sagu

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

sago palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	sago palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sago palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Singapore.