Malayan Water Shrew vs Thin Asphodeline

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Asphodeline tenuior

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Thin Asphodeline is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Thin Asphodeline
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Soricidae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Asphodeline
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Asphodeline tenuior

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Thin Asphodeline

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Thin Asphodeline
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thin Asphodeline

Habitat

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