Malayan Water Shrew vs Mountain Argus

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Aricia montensis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Mountain Argus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Mountain Argus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Aricia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Aricia montensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Mountain Argus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.