Malayan Water Shrew vs ribbed grass snail

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Vallonia costata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while ribbed grass snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	ribbed grass snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Soricidae	Valloniidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Vallonia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Vallonia costata

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and ribbed grass snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

ribbed grass snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	ribbed grass snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ribbed grass snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile).