Dark Bordered Pearl vs Malayan Water Shrew

Evergestis limbata compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Dark Bordered Pearl is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Bordered Pearl	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	Crambidae	Soricidae
Genus	Evergestis	Chimarrogale
Species	Evergestis limbata	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark Bordered Pearl and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark Bordered Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Bordered Pearl	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Bordered Pearl

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.