Malayan Water Shrew vs Tonkin wingnut

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Pterocarya tonkinensis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Tonkin wingnut is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Tonkin wingnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Soricidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pterocarya
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Pterocarya tonkinensis

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Tonkin wingnut

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Tonkin wingnut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tonkin wingnut

Habitat

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