Malayan Water Shrew vs Silver Hook

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Deltote uncula

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Silver Hook is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Silver Hook
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Deltote
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Deltote uncula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Silver Hook

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Silver Hook
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver Hook

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.