Malayan Water Shrew vs Troitsky's Psephellus

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Psephellus troitzkyi

Key Differences

  • Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Troitsky's Psephellus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan Water Shrew Troitsky's Psephellus
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Soricidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Chimarrogale Psephellus
Species Chimarrogale hantu Psephellus troitzkyi

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Troitsky's Psephellus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan Water Shrew Troitsky's Psephellus
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Troitsky's Psephellus

Habitat

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

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

Troitsky's Psephellus

No description available.

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