Malayan Water Shrew vs Silky Ringlet

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Erebia gorge

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Silky Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Silky Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Erebia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Erebia gorge

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Silky Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Silky Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silky Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (20 countries).