Blue-eyed Hooktail vs Malayan Water Shrew

Onychogomphus uncatus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

  • Blue-eyed Hooktail is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue-eyed Hooktail Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Gomphidae Soricidae
Genus Onychogomphus Chimarrogale
Species Onychogomphus uncatus Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-eyed Hooktail and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-eyed Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue-eyed Hooktail Malayan Water Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-eyed Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-eyed Hooktail

The Blue Eyed Hooktail (Onychogomphus uncatus) is a species in the genus Onychogomphus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

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