Malayan Water Shrew vs Northern Button

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Acleris lipsiana

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Northern Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Northern Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Acleris
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Acleris lipsiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Northern Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.