Malayan Water Shrew vs Salento Iris

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Salento 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 revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Salento Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.