Flame-tailed Pondhawk vs Malayan Water Shrew

Erythemis peruviana compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Flame-tailed Pondhawk is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame-tailed Pondhawk	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	Libellulidae	Soricidae
Genus	Erythemis	Chimarrogale
Species	Erythemis peruviana	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Flame-tailed Pondhawk and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame-tailed Pondhawk	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.