Eastern Dotted Border vs Malayan Water Shrew

Mylothris agathina compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Eastern Dotted Border is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Dotted Border	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	Mylothris	Chimarrogale
Species	Mylothris agathina	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Dotted Border and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Dotted Border	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.