Malayan Water Shrew vs Red Cosmet

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Mompha locupletella

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Red Cosmet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Red Cosmet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Momphidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Mompha
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Mompha locupletella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red Cosmet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Red Cosmet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Cosmet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.