Malayan Water Shrew vs Seedcorn maggot

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Delia platura

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Seedcorn maggot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Seedcorn maggot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Anthomyiidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Delia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Delia platura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Seedcorn maggot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Seedcorn maggot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seedcorn maggot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).