Malayan Water Shrew vs Red Wasp

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Vespula rufa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Red Wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Vespidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Vespula
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Vespula rufa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).