Gold Pine Ermel vs Malayan Water Shrew

Cedestis gysseleniella compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Gold Pine Ermel is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Pine Ermel	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	Yponomeutidae	Soricidae
Genus	Cedestis	Chimarrogale
Species	Cedestis gysseleniella	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Gold Pine Ermel and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gold Pine Ermel

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Pine Ermel	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gold Pine Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.