Malayan Water Shrew vs Saltmarsh Plume

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Agdistis bennetii

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Saltmarsh Plume is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Saltmarsh Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Agdistis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Agdistis bennetii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Saltmarsh Plume

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Saltmarsh Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Saltmarsh Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).