Malayan Water Shrew vs Plain Gold

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Micropterix calthella

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Plain Gold is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Plain Gold
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Micropterigidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Micropterix
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Micropterix calthella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Plain Gold

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Plain Gold
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.