Malayan Water Shrew vs strawflower

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Helichrysum arenarium

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	strawflower
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	Helichrysum
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Helichrysum arenarium

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

strawflower

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

strawflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.