Malayan Water Shrew vs Shiny Dufourea

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Halictidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Dufourea
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Dufourea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Shiny Dufourea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.