Malayan Water Shrew vs ruddy carpet

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Catarhoe rubidata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while ruddy carpet is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	ruddy carpet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Geometridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Catarhoe
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Catarhoe rubidata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

ruddy carpet

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	ruddy carpet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ruddy carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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