Malayan Water Shrew vs Myrtle

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Corymbia torelliana

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Myrtle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Myrtales (อันดับชมพู่)
Family	Soricidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Corymbia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Corymbia torelliana

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Myrtle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Myrtle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Myrtle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, and United States.