Malayan Water Shrew vs Mnestra’s Ringlet

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Erebia mnestra

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Mnestra’s Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Mnestra’s Ringlet
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	Erebia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Erebia mnestra

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Mnestra’s Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mnestra’s Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Mnestra’s Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mnestra’s Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland.