Malayan Water Shrew vs Potato flea beetle

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Psylliodes affinis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Potato flea beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Potato flea beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Psylliodes
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Psylliodes affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Potato flea beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Potato flea beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Potato flea beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potato flea beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).