Malayan Water Shrew vs Pale Clouded Yellow

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Colias hyale

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pale Clouded Yellow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pale Clouded Yellow
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	Colias
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Colias hyale

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Pale Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pale Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Pale Clouded Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).

Pale Clouded Yellow

Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale) 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.