Malayan Water Shrew vs star-thistle

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Centaurea calcitrapa

Key Differences

  • Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while star-thistle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan Water Shrew star-thistle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Soricidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Chimarrogale Centaurea
Species Chimarrogale hantu Centaurea calcitrapa

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

star-thistle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan Water Shrew star-thistle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

star-thistle

No description available.

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