False Baton Blue vs Malayan Water Shrew

Pseudophilotes abencerragus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• False Baton Blue is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Baton Blue	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	Lycaenidae	Soricidae
Genus	Pseudophilotes	Chimarrogale
Species	Pseudophilotes abencerragus	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

False Baton Blue and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Baton Blue

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Baton Blue	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Baton Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.