Long Skimmer vs Malayan Water Shrew

Orthetrum trinacria compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Long Skimmer is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long Skimmer	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	Orthetrum	Chimarrogale
Species	Orthetrum trinacria	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long Skimmer	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.