Malayan Water Shrew vs Mud Dauber

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Mud Dauber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Mud Dauber
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Sphecidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Sceliphron
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Sceliphron caementarium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Mud Dauber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).