Malayan Water Shrew vs Perth Button

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Acleris abietana

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Perth Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Perth Button
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	Acleris
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Acleris abietana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Perth Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Perth Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Perth Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.