Malayan Water Shrew vs White Lauan

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Parashorea malaanonan

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while White Lauan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	White Lauan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Parashorea
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Parashorea malaanonan

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

White Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Lauan

Habitat

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