Malayan Water Shrew vs Water ragwort

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Jacobaea aquatica

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Water ragwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Water ragwort
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	Jacobaea
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Jacobaea aquatica

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Water ragwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.