Malayan Water Shrew vs Polar Bumble Bee

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Bombus polaris

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Polar Bumble Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Polar Bumble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Bombus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Bombus polaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Polar Bumble Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Polar Bumble Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Polar Bumble Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Polar Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.