Little Gray Firefly vs Malayan Water Shrew

Photinus marginellus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Little Gray Firefly is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Gray Firefly	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lampyridae	Soricidae
Genus	Photinus	Chimarrogale
Species	Photinus marginellus	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Gray Firefly and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Little Gray Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Gray Firefly	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Gray Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.