Malayan Water Shrew vs Small Suncup

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Aspidonepsis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Suncup

Habitat

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