Malayan Water Shrew vs paignton snout

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Hypena obesalis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while paignton snout is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	paignton snout
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Erebidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Hypena
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Hypena obesalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

paignton snout

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	paignton snout
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

paignton snout

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.