Malayan Water Shrew vs Provençal Fritillary

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Melitaea deione

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Provençal Fritillary is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Provençal Fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Melitaea
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Melitaea deione

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Provençal Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Provençal Fritillary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Provençal Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).