Malayan Water Shrew vs Sharp-lobed Dandelion

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Taraxacum mimulum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Sharp-lobed Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Sharp-lobed Dandelion
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	Taraxacum
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Taraxacum mimulum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Sharp-lobed Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Sharp-lobed Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sharp-lobed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.