Malayan Water Shrew vs Starfruit

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Damasonium polyspermum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Starfruit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Soricidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Damasonium
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Damasonium polyspermum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Starfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starfruit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.