Malayan Water Shrew vs red underwing

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Catocala nupta

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while red underwing is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	red underwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Erebidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Catocala
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Catocala nupta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

red underwing

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	red underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.