Malayan Water Shrew vs Norway lemming

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Lemmus lemmus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Norway lemming is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Norway lemming
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Lemmus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Lemmus lemmus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Norway lemming share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Norway lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Norway lemming
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Norway lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.