Malayan Water Shrew vs Queen Purple Tip

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Colotis regina

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Queen Purple Tip is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Queen Purple Tip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Pieridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Colotis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Colotis regina

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Queen Purple Tip share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Queen Purple Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Queen Purple Tip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Queen Purple Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.