Malayan Water Shrew vs Sedge Sprite

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Nehalennia irene

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Sedge Sprite is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Sedge Sprite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Nehalennia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Nehalennia irene

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Sedge Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Sedge Sprite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sedge Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.