Malayan Water Shrew vs Rabbitear iris

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Iris laevigata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Rabbitear iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Rabbitear iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Soricidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Iris
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Iris laevigata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Rabbitear iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Rabbitear iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rabbitear iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).