Malayan Water Shrew vs Wild Marrow

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Croton astroites

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Wild Marrow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Wild Marrow
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	Croton
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Croton astroites

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Wild Marrow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Wild Marrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Marrow

Habitat

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