Malayan Water Shrew vs Squash / Pumpkin

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cucurbita moschata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Squash / Pumpkin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Squash / Pumpkin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Soricidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cucurbita
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cucurbita moschata

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Squash / Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Squash / Pumpkin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squash / Pumpkin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).