Malayan Water Shrew vs Stinging Tree

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Dendrocnide peltata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Stinging Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Stinging Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Dendrocnide
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Dendrocnide peltata

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Stinging Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinging Tree

Habitat

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