Malayan Water Shrew vs scotch argus

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Erebia aethiops

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while scotch argus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	scotch argus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Erebia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Erebia aethiops

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

scotch argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	scotch argus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scotch argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (29 countries).