Malayan Water Shrew vs White Chilte

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while White Chilte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	White Chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cnidoscolus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

White Chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	White Chilte
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Chilte

Habitat

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