Malayan Water Shrew vs Marsh Cosmet

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cosmopterix orichalcea

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Marsh Cosmet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Marsh Cosmet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Cosmopterigidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cosmopterix
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cosmopterix orichalcea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Marsh Cosmet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Marsh Cosmet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Cosmet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.