Malayan Water Shrew vs spiral ginger

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Costus pulverulentus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	spiral ginger
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 pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spiral ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States.