Malayan Water Shrew vs Ruddy Darter

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Sympetrum sanguineum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Ruddy Darter is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Ruddy Darter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Sympetrum
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Sympetrum sanguineum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Ruddy Darter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Ruddy Darter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruddy Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Ruddy Darter

Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.