Malayan Water Shrew vs Nazareth Iris

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Iris bismarckiana

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Nazareth Iris is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Nazareth Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Soricidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Iris
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Iris bismarckiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Nazareth Iris

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Nazareth Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nazareth Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.