Malayan Water Shrew vs Orange Tip

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Anthocharis cardamines

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Orange Tip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Pieridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Anthocharis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Anthocharis cardamines

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (39 countries).

Orange Tip

Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.