Malayan Water Shrew vs saltern ear

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Amphipoea fucosa

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while saltern ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	saltern ear
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Amphipoea
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Amphipoea fucosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

saltern ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	saltern ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

saltern ear

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.