Malayan Water Shrew vs Snowbush

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Breynia disticha

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Snowbush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Snowbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Breynia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Breynia disticha

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Snowbush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Snowbush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snowbush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).