Common Bluetail vs Malayan Water Shrew

Ischnura elegans compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Common Bluetail is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Bluetail	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	Coenagrionidae	Soricidae
Genus	Ischnura	Chimarrogale
Species	Ischnura elegans	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Common Bluetail

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Bluetail	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Bluetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Bluetail

Common Bluetail (Ischnura elegans) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.