Malayan Water Shrew vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Dorocordulia libera

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Racket-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Dorocordulia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Racket-tailed Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.