Malayan Water Shrew vs Spreading amaranth

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Amaranthus crassipes

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Spreading amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Spreading amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Amaranthus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Amaranthus crassipes

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Spreading amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Spreading amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spreading amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Italy, Japan, and United States.