Malayan Water Shrew vs Pale Shining Brown

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Polia bombycina

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pale Shining Brown is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pale Shining Brown
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Polia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Polia bombycina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pale Shining Brown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Pale Shining Brown
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Shining Brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.