Malayan Water Shrew vs Pigmy Skipper

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Gegenes pumilio

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pigmy Skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pigmy Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Gegenes
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Gegenes pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pigmy Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Pigmy Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pigmy Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (10 countries).