Malayan Water Shrew vs Western Larch

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Larix occidentalis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Western Larch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Western Larch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Larix
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Larix occidentalis

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Western Larch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Larch

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Armenia, Canada, Iceland, and Sweden.