Matum vs Chinese Shrew

Aegle marmelos compared with Sorex sinalis

Key Differences

Matum is Near Threatened while Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matum	Chinese Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)
Family	Rutaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Aegle	Sorex
Species	Aegle marmelos	Sorex sinalis

Conservation Status

Matum

NT — Near Threatened

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Matum	Chinese Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Matum

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 Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Matum

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.