Malayan Water Shrew vs Western Gorse

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Ulex gallii

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Western Gorse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Western Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Ulex
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Ulex gallii

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Western Gorse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Western Gorse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).