Malayan Water Shrew vs Scotch Pearl

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Udea decrepitalis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Scotch Pearl is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Scotch Pearl
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Crambidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Udea
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Udea decrepitalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Scotch Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Scotch Pearl
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scotch Pearl

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.