Malayan Water Shrew vs True kola

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cola acuminata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while True kola is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	True kola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cola
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cola acuminata

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

True kola

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	True kola
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

True kola

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Costa Rica.