Elegant Spreadwing vs Malayan Water Shrew

Lestes inaequalis compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Elegant Spreadwing is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Spreadwing	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	Lestidae	Soricidae
Genus	Lestes	Chimarrogale
Species	Lestes inaequalis	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Spreadwing	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.