Malayan Water Shrew vs Snow Protea

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Protea cryophila

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Snow Protea is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Snow Protea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Soricidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Protea
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Protea cryophila

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Snow Protea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Snow Protea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snow Protea

Habitat

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