Malayan Water Shrew vs Narrow Groundling

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Caryocolum alsinella

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Narrow Groundling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Narrow Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Caryocolum
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Caryocolum alsinella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Narrow Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Narrow Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.