Malayan Water Shrew vs Pale red slender

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Caloptilia elongella

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pale red slender is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pale red slender
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Caloptilia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Caloptilia elongella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pale red slender

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Pale red slender
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale red slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).