Malayan Water Shrew vs Orange Featherleg

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Platycnemis acutipennis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Orange Featherleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Platycnemididae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Platycnemis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Platycnemis acutipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Orange Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.