Malayan Water Shrew vs Plain Plume

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Hellinsia tephradactyla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Plain Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia) and Europe (27 countries).