Malayan Water Shrew vs Spreading Cotoneaster

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cotoneaster divaricatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Spreading Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cotoneaster
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cotoneaster divaricatus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Spreading Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spreading Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).