Bushveld Orange Tip vs Malayan Water Shrew

Colotis pallene compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Bushveld Orange Tip is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushveld Orange Tip	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	Pieridae	Soricidae
Genus	Colotis	Chimarrogale
Species	Colotis pallene	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Bushveld Orange Tip and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bushveld Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushveld Orange Tip	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushveld Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bushveld Orange Tip

The Bushveld Orange Tip (Colotis pallene) is a species in the genus Colotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.