Malayan Water Shrew vs Small Persimmon

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Diospyros vaccinioides

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Small Persimmon is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Small Persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Diospyros
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Diospyros vaccinioides

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Small Persimmon

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Small Persimmon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.