Malayan Water Shrew vs Teosinte

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Zea luxurians

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Teosinte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Zea
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Zea luxurians

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Teosinte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Teosinte

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.