Four-spotted Chaser vs Malayan Water Shrew

Libellula quadrimaculata compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Four-spotted Chaser is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-spotted Chaser	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Odonata (يعسوبيات)	Soricomorpha (زبابيات الشكل)
Family	Libellulidae	Soricidae
Genus	Libellula	Chimarrogale
Species	Libellula quadrimaculata	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-spotted Chaser and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (حيوانات)

Conservation Status

Four-spotted Chaser

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-spotted Chaser	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-spotted Chaser

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Four-spotted Chaser

Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.