Malayan Water Shrew vs spiral flag

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Costus villosissimus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while spiral flag is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	spiral flag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Soricidae	Costaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Costus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Costus villosissimus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

spiral flag

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	spiral flag
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spiral flag

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.