Malayan Water Shrew vs Notched Firefly

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Pyractomena sinuata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Notched Firefly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Notched Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pyractomena
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Pyractomena sinuata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Notched Firefly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Notched Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Notched Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.