Malayan Water Shrew vs Mudworm

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Aporrectodea limicola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Mudworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Clitellata (Clitellata)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family	Soricidae	Lumbricidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Aporrectodea
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Aporrectodea limicola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mudworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mudworm

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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