Malayan Water Shrew vs Slender Spreadwing

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Lestes rectangularis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Slender Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Slender Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Lestidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Lestes
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Lestes rectangularis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Slender Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Slender Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.