Malayan Water Shrew vs Tiny vetch

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Vicia hirsuta

Key Differences

  • Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Tiny vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan Water Shrew Tiny vetch
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Soricidae Fabaceae
Genus Chimarrogale Vicia
Species Chimarrogale hantu Vicia hirsuta

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Tiny vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan Water Shrew Tiny vetch
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

Tiny vetch

No description available.

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