Malayan Water Shrew vs New Forest Burnet

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Zygaena viciae

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while New Forest Burnet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	New Forest 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 viciae

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and New Forest Burnet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

New Forest Burnet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	New Forest Burnet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Forest Burnet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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