Malayan Water Shrew vs Narrow-barred Dwarf

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Elachista unifasciella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Narrow-barred Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Elachista
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Elachista unifasciella

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Narrow-barred Dwarf share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Narrow-barred Dwarf

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Narrow-barred Dwarf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-barred Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.