Malayan Water Shrew vs Thinkadu

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Parashorea stellata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Thinkadu
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Parashorea
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Parashorea stellata

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Thinkadu

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thinkadu

Habitat

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