Malayan Water Shrew vs Vavilov's Centaury

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Centaurea vavilovii

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Vavilov's Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Vavilov's Centaury
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	Centaurea
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Centaurea vavilovii

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Vavilov's Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Vavilov's Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vavilov's Centaury

Habitat

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