Black Clock vs Malayan Water Shrew

Pterostichus madidus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

  • Black Clock is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Clock Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Carabidae Soricidae
Genus Pterostichus Chimarrogale
Species Pterostichus madidus Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Clock and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Clock

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Clock Malayan Water Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Clock

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Clock

The Black Clock (Pterostichus madidus) is a species in the genus Pterostichus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

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