Broad-blotch Drill vs Malayan Water Shrew

Dichrorampha alpinana compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Broad-blotch Drill is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-blotch Drill	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	Tortricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Dichrorampha	Chimarrogale
Species	Dichrorampha alpinana	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-blotch Drill and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broad-blotch Drill

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-blotch Drill	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-blotch Drill

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.

Broad-blotch Drill

The Broad-blotch Drill (Dichrorampha alpinana) is a species in the genus Dichrorampha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.