Devil's Bit vs Malayan Water Shrew

Ruellia tuberosa compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Bit	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Acanthaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Ruellia	Chimarrogale
Species	Ruellia tuberosa	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Bit	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).