Long Tom Widow vs Malayan Water Shrew

Dingana angusta compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long Tom Widow	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	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Soricidae
Genus	Dingana	Chimarrogale
Species	Dingana angusta	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long Tom Widow

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long Tom Widow	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long Tom Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.