Malayan Water Shrew vs Small shell ginger

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Alpinia mutica

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Small shell ginger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Soricidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Alpinia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Small shell ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.