Malayan Water Shrew vs slit limpet

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Emarginula fissura

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while slit limpet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	slit limpet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Soricidae	Fissurellidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Emarginula
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Emarginula fissura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

slit limpet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	slit limpet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slit limpet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).