Malayan Water Shrew vs Parasitic fly

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Pegomya hyoscyami

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Parasitic fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Parasitic fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Anthomyiidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pegomya
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Pegomya hyoscyami

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Parasitic fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Parasitic fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parasitic fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.