Malayan Water Shrew vs Natal Acraea

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Acraea natalica

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Natal Acraea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Natal Acraea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Acraea
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Acraea natalica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Natal Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Natal Acraea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Natal Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.