Malayan Water Shrew vs Oriental Scarlet

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Crocothemis servilia

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Oriental Scarlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Oriental Scarlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Crocothemis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Crocothemis servilia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Oriental Scarlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Oriental Scarlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental Scarlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Poland, United Kingdom, and United States.