Malayan Water Shrew vs Question Mark

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Polygonia interrogationis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Question Mark is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Question Mark
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	Polygonia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Polygonia interrogationis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Question Mark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Question Mark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Question Mark

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.