Malayan Water Shrew vs Slender-footed Robberfly

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Leptarthrus brevirostris

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Slender-footed Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Asilidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Leptarthrus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Leptarthrus brevirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Slender-footed Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Slender-footed Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender-footed Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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