Malayan Water Shrew vs Rocky Mountain iris

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Iris missouriensis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Rocky Mountain iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Rocky Mountain iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Soricidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Iris
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Iris missouriensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Rocky Mountain iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Rocky Mountain iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Rocky Mountain iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rocky Mountain iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.