Malayan Water Shrew vs Root-headed Centaury

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Asterales (อันดับทานตะวัน)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Centaurea
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Root-headed Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root-headed Centaury

Habitat

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