Malayan Water Shrew vs slender facelina

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Facelina auriculata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while slender facelina is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	slender facelina
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Soricidae	Facelinidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Facelina
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Facelina auriculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

slender facelina

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	slender facelina
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender facelina

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.