Malayan Water Shrew vs Slender amaranth

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Amaranthus viridis

Key Differences

  • Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Slender amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan Water Shrew Slender amaranth
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Soricidae Amaranthaceae
Genus Chimarrogale Amaranthus
Species Chimarrogale hantu Amaranthus viridis

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Slender amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan Water Shrew Slender amaranth
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (18 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

Slender amaranth

No description available.

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