Malayan Water Shrew vs triangle palm

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Dypsis decaryi

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while triangle palm is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	triangle 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	Dypsis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Dypsis decaryi

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

triangle palm

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

triangle palm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, India, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.