Malayan Water Shrew vs Pale Twist

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Clepsis rurinana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pale Twist
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	Clepsis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Clepsis rurinana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pale Twist

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Pale Twist
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Twist

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.