Malayan Water Shrew vs Midge

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Dasineura
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Midge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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