Malayan Water Shrew vs Scarce Maple Piercer

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cydia inquinatana

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Scarce Maple Piercer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Scarce Maple Piercer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cydia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cydia inquinatana

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Scarce Maple Piercer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Scarce Maple Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Scarce Maple Piercer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scarce Maple Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.