milva vs Chinese Water Shrew

Aegle marmelos compared with Chimarrogale styani

Key Differences

  • milva is Near Threatened while Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank milva Chinese Water Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (planta) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (cordados)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Rutaceae Soricidae
Genus Aegle Chimarrogale
Species Aegle marmelos Chimarrogale styani

Conservation Status

milva

NT — Near Threatened

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute milva Chinese Water Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

milva

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

milva

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.

Chinese Water Shrew

The Chinese Water Shrew (Chimarrogale styani) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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