Malayan Water Shrew vs Pale-bordered Piercer

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Grapholita janthinana

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pale-bordered Piercer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pale-bordered Piercer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Grapholita
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Grapholita janthinana

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Pale-bordered Piercer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pale-bordered Piercer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Pale-bordered Piercer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale-bordered Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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