Malayan Water Shrew vs Rainforest Brown

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cassionympha cassius

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Rainforest Brown is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Rainforest Brown
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	Cassionympha
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cassionympha cassius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Rainforest Brown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Rainforest Brown
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rainforest Brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.