Malayan Water Shrew vs Spiral head ginger

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Costus scaber

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Spiral head ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Spiral head 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 scaber

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Spiral head ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Spiral head ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiral head ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).