Malayan Water Shrew vs Steyermark Pleurothyrium

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Pleurothyrium steyermarkianum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Steyermark Pleurothyrium is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Steyermark Pleurothyrium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Soricidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pleurothyrium
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Pleurothyrium steyermarkianum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Steyermark Pleurothyrium

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Steyermark Pleurothyrium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Steyermark Pleurothyrium

Habitat

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

Range

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