Malayan Water Shrew vs pearly heath

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Coenonympha arcania

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while pearly heath is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	pearly heath
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Coenonympha
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Coenonympha arcania

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

pearly heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	pearly heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pearly heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (36 countries).