Malayan Water Shrew vs Oxbow Diving Beetle

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Hydroporus rufifrons

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Oxbow Diving Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Oxbow Diving Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Hydroporus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Hydroporus rufifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Oxbow Diving Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Oxbow Diving Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Oxbow Diving Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oxbow Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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