Malayan Water Shrew vs meadow brown

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Maniola jurtina

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while meadow brown is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	meadow brown
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Maniola
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Maniola jurtina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

meadow brown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	meadow brown
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

meadow brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

meadow brown

meadow brown (Maniola jurtina) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.