Malayan Water Shrew vs Nut Weevil

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Curculio nucum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Nut Weevil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Nut Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Curculionidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Curculio
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Curculio nucum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Nut Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Nut Weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nut Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.