Malayan Water Shrew vs Pointed Groundling

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Scrobipalpa acuminatella

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pointed Groundling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pointed Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Scrobipalpa
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Scrobipalpa acuminatella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pointed Groundling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Pointed Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pointed Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.