Malayan Water Shrew vs Sallow Pigmy

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Stigmella salicis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Sallow Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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