Malayan Water Shrew vs New Marsh Cosmet

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cosmopterix scribaiella

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while New Marsh Cosmet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	New Marsh Cosmet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Cosmopterigidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cosmopterix
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cosmopterix scribaiella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

New Marsh Cosmet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	New Marsh Cosmet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Marsh Cosmet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.