Dark Marbled Carpet vs Malayan Water Shrew

Dysstroma citrata compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Dark Marbled Carpet is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Marbled Carpet	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	Geometridae	Soricidae
Genus	Dysstroma	Chimarrogale
Species	Dysstroma citrata	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark Marbled Carpet

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Marbled Carpet	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Marbled Carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.