Malayan Water Shrew vs Sallow Kitten

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Furcula furcula

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Sallow Kitten is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Sallow Kitten
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Notodontidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Furcula
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Furcula furcula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Sallow Kitten

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Sallow Kitten
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Kitten

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.