Malayan Water Shrew vs Marbled Minor

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Oligia strigilis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Marbled Minor is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Marbled Minor
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Oligia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Oligia strigilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Marbled Minor

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Marbled Minor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled Minor

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.