Malayan Water Shrew vs Spanish Gorse

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Genista hispanica

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Spanish Gorse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Spanish Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Genista
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Genista hispanica

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Spanish Gorse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Spanish Gorse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.