Malayan Water Shrew vs yellow galingale

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cyperus flavescens

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while yellow galingale is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	yellow galingale
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cyperus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cyperus flavescens

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

yellow galingale

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	yellow galingale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow galingale

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Europe (Belgium, Portugal), North America (Canada, Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).