Malayan Water Shrew vs short-stem iris

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Iris brevicaulis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while short-stem iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Soricidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Iris
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.