Malayan Water Shrew vs Pomace Fly

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Scaptomyza pallida

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pomace Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pomace Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Drosophilidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Scaptomyza
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Scaptomyza pallida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pomace Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Pomace Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pomace Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).