Malayan Water Shrew vs Thatch palm

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Sabal yapa

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Thatch palm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Soricidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Sabal
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Sabal yapa

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Thatch palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Thatch palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatch palm

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.