Black Groundling vs Malayan Water Shrew

Gelechia nigra compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Groundling	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Gelechiidae	Soricidae
Genus	Gelechia	Chimarrogale
Species	Gelechia nigra	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Groundling	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Groundling

The Black Groundling (Gelechia nigra) is a species in the genus Gelechia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.