Malayan Water Shrew vs Taypau

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Homalium taypau

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Taypau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Homalium
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Homalium taypau

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Taypau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taypau

Habitat

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