Malayan Water Shrew vs Silverfish

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Soricidae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Ctenolepisma
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Silverfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (United States).