Malayan Water Shrew vs Sand leek

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Allium rotundum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Sand leek is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Sand leek
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Soricidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Allium
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Allium rotundum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Sand leek

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Sand leek
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand leek

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).