Malayan Water Shrew vs Orange Cup

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Melastiza cornubiensis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Orange Cup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Orange Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Melastiza
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Melastiza cornubiensis

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Orange Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Orange Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.