Malayan Water Shrew vs Marsh Dwarf

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Elachista alpinella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Marsh Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.