Malayan Water Shrew vs pretty marbled

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Deltote deceptoria

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while pretty marbled is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	pretty marbled
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Deltote
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Deltote deceptoria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

pretty marbled

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	pretty marbled
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pretty marbled

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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