Malayan Water Shrew vs Obscure Bell

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Eucosma aemulana

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Obscure Bell is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Obscure Bell
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	Eucosma
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Eucosma aemulana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Obscure Bell

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Obscure Bell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Obscure Bell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.