Malayan Water Shrew vs Water Fig

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Ficus verruculosa

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Water Fig is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Water Fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Moraceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Ficus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Ficus verruculosa

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Water Fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Water Fig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water Fig

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.