Malayan Water Shrew vs Marbled Skipper

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Carcharodus lavatherae

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Marbled Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (23 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.