Malayan Water Shrew vs Silky Thorn

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Vachellia rehmanniana

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Silky Thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Silky Thorn
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	Vachellia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Vachellia rehmanniana

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Silky Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Silky Thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silky Thorn

Habitat

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