Malayan Water Shrew vs Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Zygaena lonicerae

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Zygaenidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Zygaena
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Zygaena lonicerae

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.