Large Tabby vs Malayan Water Shrew

Aglossa pinguinalis compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Large Tabby is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Tabby	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	Pyralidae	Soricidae
Genus	Aglossa	Chimarrogale
Species	Aglossa pinguinalis	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Tabby

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Tabby	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Tabby

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.