Malayan Water Shrew vs Ringed China-mark

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Parapoynx stratiotata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Ringed China-mark is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Ringed China-mark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Crambidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Parapoynx
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Parapoynx stratiotata

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Ringed China-mark share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Ringed China-mark

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Ringed China-mark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ringed China-mark

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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