False Swift vs Malayan Water Shrew

Borbo fallax compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Swift	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	Hesperiidae	Soricidae
Genus	Borbo	Chimarrogale
Species	Borbo fallax	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Swift

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Swift	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Swift

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.