Malayan Water Shrew vs plain pug

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Eupithecia simpliciata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while plain pug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	plain pug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Geometridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Eupithecia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Eupithecia simpliciata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

plain pug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	plain pug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

plain pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.