Malayan Water Shrew vs Rush Marble

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Bactra lancealana

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Rush Marble is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Rush Marble
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Bactra
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Bactra lancealana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Rush Marble

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Rush Marble
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rush Marble

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Yemen) and Europe (5 countries).